Happy REAL 5th Anniversary, Pirates
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Happy 5th FF Anniversary
Thanks, Fantastic Pirates! It has been a great 5 years. Here's to many more...
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Devastated
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happy anniversary!
This is a wonderful ship with a great crew, happy anniversary and many more!
Dee
Dee
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Fred_Vobbe
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Happy Birthday guys. Here's sailing on safely to another five!
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray thee Lord my soul to keep.
Grant no other sailor take
My shoes and socks before I wake.
Lord guard me in my slumber,
And keep my hammock on its number.
May no clues nor lashing break
And let me down before I wake.
Keep me safely in the sight
And grant no fire drill tonight.
And in the morning let me wake,
Breathing scents of sirloin steaks.
God protect me in my dreams,
And make this better than it seems.
Grant the time may swiftly fly
When myself shall rest on high
In a snowy feather bed
Where I long to rest my head
Far away from all these scenes
And the smell of half-done beans.
Take me back into the land
Where they don't scrub down with sand
Where no demon Typhoon blows
Where women wash the clothes.
God thou knowest all my woes,
Feed me in my dying throes.
Take me back, I'll promise then
Never to leave home again.
Author unknown
EDIT-Thanks Fred. Had to resize and rehost the pic tho. Broke the frames. Please keep the longest side under 400 pixels.. thanks -Dale
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray thee Lord my soul to keep.
Grant no other sailor take
My shoes and socks before I wake.
Lord guard me in my slumber,
And keep my hammock on its number.
May no clues nor lashing break
And let me down before I wake.
Keep me safely in the sight
And grant no fire drill tonight.
And in the morning let me wake,
Breathing scents of sirloin steaks.
God protect me in my dreams,
And make this better than it seems.
Grant the time may swiftly fly
When myself shall rest on high
In a snowy feather bed
Where I long to rest my head
Far away from all these scenes
And the smell of half-done beans.
Take me back into the land
Where they don't scrub down with sand
Where no demon Typhoon blows
Where women wash the clothes.
God thou knowest all my woes,
Feed me in my dying throes.
Take me back, I'll promise then
Never to leave home again.
Author unknown
EDIT-Thanks Fred. Had to resize and rehost the pic tho. Broke the frames. Please keep the longest side under 400 pixels.. thanks -Dale
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HurricaneJoanie
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Happy 5th to all the great pirates I've known since coming aboard in 2000*.
We came together on Art's message board (remember that, ye olde mates?), then when Art left the air, we were so sad and felt rudderless, lost on the sea, still searching for answers without Captain Bell. Then -- thanks to folks like dear Frank -- we found a home on this ship built JUST for us by RC and Linnea.
The sea's been rough from time to time; some of us paddled off for awhile, others were forced to walk the plank, but most of us always found our way back to a place where we could speak our minds with great freedom, float on the waves of curiousity, and find like minds to talk about the things that matter most to us.
May the Good Ship FF continue to sail the HIGH and happy seas for as long as there are deserving pirates!
HJ
* I changed my ship name a bit in 2001 so the ship's log shows my membership beginning in that year.
We came together on Art's message board (remember that, ye olde mates?), then when Art left the air, we were so sad and felt rudderless, lost on the sea, still searching for answers without Captain Bell. Then -- thanks to folks like dear Frank -- we found a home on this ship built JUST for us by RC and Linnea.
The sea's been rough from time to time; some of us paddled off for awhile, others were forced to walk the plank, but most of us always found our way back to a place where we could speak our minds with great freedom, float on the waves of curiousity, and find like minds to talk about the things that matter most to us.
May the Good Ship FF continue to sail the HIGH and happy seas for as long as there are deserving pirates!
HJ
* I changed my ship name a bit in 2001 so the ship's log shows my membership beginning in that year.
It's either real or it's a dream, There's nothing that is in between. ~ Jeff Lynne
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moonchild2
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THE YARN OF THE 'NANCY BELL' - William S. Gilbert
Twas on the shores that round our coast
From Deal to Ramsgate span,
That I found alone, on a piece of stone
An ederly naval man
He hair was weedy his beard was long
And weedy and long was he
And I heard this wight on the shore recite
In a singular minor key:
"Oh I am a cook and captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy Brig
And bo'sun tight and mishipmite
And the crew of the captain's gig"
And he shook his fists and he tore his hair
Till I really felt afraid
For I couldn't help thinking the man had been drinking
And so I simply said:
"Oh elderly man its a little I know
Of the duties of men of the sea
And I'll eat my hand if I understand
However you can be"
"At once a cook and captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy Brig
And a bo'sun tight and midhipmite
And the crew of the captain's gig"
Then he gave a hitch to his trousers which
Is a trick all seamen larn
And having got rid of a thumping quid
He spun this painful yarn
"T'was in the good ship Nancy Bell
That we sailed to the Indian Sea
And there on a reef we come to grief
Which has often occurred to me"
"And pretty nigh all o' the crew was drowned
There was twenty seven o' soul
And only ten of the Nancy's men
Said 'Here' to the muster roll"
"There was me and the cook and the captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy Brig
And the bo'sun tight and a midshipmite
And the crew of the captain's gig"
"For a month we'd neither wittles nor drink
Till a hungry we did feel
So we drawed a lot and accordin shot
The captain for our meal"
"The next lot fell to the Nancy's mate
And delicate dish he made
Then our appetite with the midshipmite
We seven survivors stayed"
"And then we murdered the bo'sun tight
And he much resembled pig
Then we wittled free did the cook and me
On the crew of the captain's gig"
"Then only the cook and me was left
And the delicate question 'which'
Of us two goes to the kettle arose
And we argued it out as sich"
"For I loved that cook as a brother I did
And the cook he worshipped me;
But we'd both be blowed if we'd either be stowed
In the other chap's hold you see"
"I'll be eat if you dines off me" says Tom
"Yes, that says I, 'you'll be
I'm boiled if I die, my friend quoth I
And 'exactly so' quoth he"
Says he 'Dear James to murder me
Were a foolish thing to do
For don't you see that you can't cook me
While I can and will cook you'
"So he boils the water and takes the salt
And the pepper in portions true
(Which he never forgot) and some chopped shalot
And some sage and parsley too"
'Come here' says he with a proper pride
Which his smiling features tell
'Twill soothing be if I let you see
How extremely nice you'll smell'
"And he stirred it round and round and round
And he sniffed at the foaming froth
While I ups with his heels and smothers his squeals
In the scum of the boiling broth"
"And I ate that cook in the week or less
And as I eating be
The last of the chops why I almost drops
For a wessel in sight of me"
"And I never larf and I never smile
And I never lark nor play
But sit and croak and single joke
I have which is to say"
"Oh I am a cook and captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy brig
And a bo'sun tight and a midshipmite
And the crew of the captain's gig"
__________________________________
Happy 5th Fantastic Forum and all who board her!!!!!!!!!!!
Twas on the shores that round our coast
From Deal to Ramsgate span,
That I found alone, on a piece of stone
An ederly naval man
He hair was weedy his beard was long
And weedy and long was he
And I heard this wight on the shore recite
In a singular minor key:
"Oh I am a cook and captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy Brig
And bo'sun tight and mishipmite
And the crew of the captain's gig"
And he shook his fists and he tore his hair
Till I really felt afraid
For I couldn't help thinking the man had been drinking
And so I simply said:
"Oh elderly man its a little I know
Of the duties of men of the sea
And I'll eat my hand if I understand
However you can be"
"At once a cook and captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy Brig
And a bo'sun tight and midhipmite
And the crew of the captain's gig"
Then he gave a hitch to his trousers which
Is a trick all seamen larn
And having got rid of a thumping quid
He spun this painful yarn
"T'was in the good ship Nancy Bell
That we sailed to the Indian Sea
And there on a reef we come to grief
Which has often occurred to me"
"And pretty nigh all o' the crew was drowned
There was twenty seven o' soul
And only ten of the Nancy's men
Said 'Here' to the muster roll"
"There was me and the cook and the captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy Brig
And the bo'sun tight and a midshipmite
And the crew of the captain's gig"
"For a month we'd neither wittles nor drink
Till a hungry we did feel
So we drawed a lot and accordin shot
The captain for our meal"
"The next lot fell to the Nancy's mate
And delicate dish he made
Then our appetite with the midshipmite
We seven survivors stayed"
"And then we murdered the bo'sun tight
And he much resembled pig
Then we wittled free did the cook and me
On the crew of the captain's gig"
"Then only the cook and me was left
And the delicate question 'which'
Of us two goes to the kettle arose
And we argued it out as sich"
"For I loved that cook as a brother I did
And the cook he worshipped me;
But we'd both be blowed if we'd either be stowed
In the other chap's hold you see"
"I'll be eat if you dines off me" says Tom
"Yes, that says I, 'you'll be
I'm boiled if I die, my friend quoth I
And 'exactly so' quoth he"
Says he 'Dear James to murder me
Were a foolish thing to do
For don't you see that you can't cook me
While I can and will cook you'
"So he boils the water and takes the salt
And the pepper in portions true
(Which he never forgot) and some chopped shalot
And some sage and parsley too"
'Come here' says he with a proper pride
Which his smiling features tell
'Twill soothing be if I let you see
How extremely nice you'll smell'
"And he stirred it round and round and round
And he sniffed at the foaming froth
While I ups with his heels and smothers his squeals
In the scum of the boiling broth"
"And I ate that cook in the week or less
And as I eating be
The last of the chops why I almost drops
For a wessel in sight of me"
"And I never larf and I never smile
And I never lark nor play
But sit and croak and single joke
I have which is to say"
"Oh I am a cook and captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy brig
And a bo'sun tight and a midshipmite
And the crew of the captain's gig"
__________________________________
Happy 5th Fantastic Forum and all who board her!!!!!!!!!!!
Last edited by moonchild2 on 04-24-2005 03:03 AM, edited 1 time in total.
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johnny appleseed
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Happy 5th Anniversary to all Pirates - past, present and future. There is a special community here; one that is although net dependant is as tangible as they come. I know where the Appleseed headed when he needed the wisdom and healing power of his maties!
Special love to those pirates who have crossed the Great River.
Special thanks to Revisedcode and Linnea. You two deserve some serious kudos.
NOW PLAYING:
"Photograph" - Ringo Starr
Special love to those pirates who have crossed the Great River.
Special thanks to Revisedcode and Linnea. You two deserve some serious kudos.
NOW PLAYING:
"Photograph" - Ringo Starr
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Happy Anniversary Fantastic Forum!!!
Sorry I am late too, came here the other night, and lost connections!
I know the time, and energy it takes to run a board, and kudos to those here that keep this one running and a another "port in the storm" for some of us!
Blessings to this board and all the fine folks, wishes for many more years of "smooth sailing".
Sorry I am late too, came here the other night, and lost connections!
I know the time, and energy it takes to run a board, and kudos to those here that keep this one running and a another "port in the storm" for some of us!
Blessings to this board and all the fine folks, wishes for many more years of "smooth sailing".
Wow, Congratulations Pirates!
Say,
I just stepped out for a pack of smokes... LOL
and LOOK!
Five years into the dream, Capn' Code, Capn' Linnea, and she's still sailing smoothly.
Here's to ya--Good Ship Fantastic!
None can steal the wind from 'er sails, and that's Right ON!
Light, Warmth, and a good Wind to you all...
(er, ...hmm....
that "wind" thingy...sounds kinda funny...but you know what I mean)
and, yes! she thinks
Spike Mike is STILL ...hands down....the finest pirate onboard the Good Ship Fantastic.
:sigh:
FairBecca
I just stepped out for a pack of smokes... LOL
and LOOK!
Five years into the dream, Capn' Code, Capn' Linnea, and she's still sailing smoothly.
Here's to ya--Good Ship Fantastic!
None can steal the wind from 'er sails, and that's Right ON!
Light, Warmth, and a good Wind to you all...
(er, ...hmm....
that "wind" thingy...sounds kinda funny...but you know what I mean)
and, yes! she thinks
Spike Mike is STILL ...hands down....the finest pirate onboard the Good Ship Fantastic.
:sigh:
FairBecca
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