Looks t' me like ye be needin' an earpatch, too.

September 19, 2003 8:58 AM

Arrr, snuggled contraband! What truth be there in these pirate legends? They be misheard, says I.
posted by arto (5 comments total)

They used fabric softener on their stolen goods? I've never heard that about pirates. :)
posted by notsnot at 10:34 AM on September 19, 2003

arrr! piratefilter! : >
posted by amberglow at 11:07 AM on September 19, 2003

Arrr, snuggled contraband!

They used fabric softener on their stolen goods? I've never heard that about pirates. :)

I'm tired tonight. Can't we just smuggle?
posted by ZenMasterThis at 12:31 PM on September 19, 2003

Prose gangs were often used to hire new pirate recruits.

What in the heck is a "prose gang?" A group of belligerent, wandering writers? Recruiting new pirates?

Oh, wait, never mind - read as "embedded reporters."

Um....arrrr?
posted by FormlessOne at 12:32 PM on September 19, 2003

What in the heck is a "prose gang?" A group of belligerent, wandering writers?

You know what they say about those prose gangs: It could always be verse.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 12:40 PM on September 19, 2003