Arrrrr, I've got nuffin' to do this weekend

June 30, 2011 12:35 PM

Avast ye dogs of the North Americas: Arr, clear the decks of yer calendar for July, for ye've some skivving to do. Curs of the crown need not apply.

Say yer busy this month counting booty? Ye've got options.

posted by Ogre Lawless (11 comments total)

Sadly, none of those seem Somali or Indonesian themed.
posted by Horselover Phattie at 12:37 PM on June 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

Arg, methinks I might find Adobe Creative Suite there for only a few doubloons.
posted by crapmatic at 12:47 PM on June 30, 2011

Come see my crew, Pirates For Sail! Here's where we'll be!
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:49 PM on June 30, 2011

Shiver me timbers, my ISP throttled my connection down to 10 Kb/s.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 1:22 PM on June 30, 2011

Yar, no one be carin' 'bout your political views in the Bay. Keep seedin', ya scurvy dogs.
posted by Horselover Phattie at 1:42 PM on June 30, 2011

It's going to be amusing the day when say, inner city urban gangs, are a common jolly adventure motif.
posted by Phalene at 2:52 PM on June 30, 2011

I really had to click around on the site from the first link to understand what this was. I really thought it might be a contest of some sort for dogs who ride (work? live?) on boats. Which would have been awesome.
posted by troublewithwolves at 3:23 PM on June 30, 2011

It's going to be amusing the day when say, inner city urban gangs, are a common jolly adventure motif.

Isn't that pretty much the reason that suburban white people listen to gangsta rap?
posted by strangely stunted trees at 3:47 PM on June 30, 2011

Isn't that pretty much the reason that suburban white people listen to gangsta rap?

It's not really at the "jolly" stage yet. For example very few parents would organize a street gangs of LA themed fifth birthday party. Sort of like how the can-can is okay for a little girl's dance troupe, but pole dancing classes are still something that is more associated with adult women.
posted by Phalene at 4:29 PM on June 30, 2011

Hey, I didn't really know there were pirate festivals, much less that there were so many! Nifty. Thanks :)
posted by galadriel at 8:21 PM on June 30, 2011

Is it too much to ask organizers of these events to, say, mention where these events are located? Most preferably on the front page? I still have no clue where Pirate-Island might be. And unless the location is part of the name, I had to dig around on the off-chance one might be in my hemisphere.

With that said, as a former denizen of Carroll Gardens, I've got to wonder who in his right mind would search for Acipenser oxyrinchus or anything else in the Gowanus Canal?
posted by arkham_inmate_0801 at 7:32 AM on July 1, 2011