Governor Mister Phes Posted July 9, 2006 Governor Posted July 9, 2006 A website provided by Ghoulrealm This website is a glossary of cliched if not fun terms used by pirates in fiction. Visit website Can you think of any other piratical terms or phrases not listed in this glossary? Then post them here! Quote
captaintau Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Brig - also an on-board cell for more wayward hands, such as mutineers First Mate - second in command of the vessel, after the Captain Buckaneers - on the side of your buckan' head! "Yo ho ho" Berserker - I have no idea what this is, but I'm sure its piratey Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted July 9, 2006 Author Governor Posted July 9, 2006 From Dictionary.com ber Quote
Berry Syedow Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 Another site that contains a few phrases not mentioned: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/tradit...l/navyterm.html A funny word: Titivate: To clean up or make shipshape. Quote
Berry Syedow Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 The wikipedia has a few interesting theories as to why berserkers acted the way they did: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker#The...serker_behavior The idea that vikings took drugs to work themselves into a rage sounds believable. Perhaps in combination with the chanting and whatnot. Either way those guys were messed up. ;-) Quote
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