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To: hoagy62

You mean talk like Robert Newton day? The brilliant actor who single-handedly invented pirate-speak for his role as Long John Silver in the 1950 movie TREASURE ISLAND?

I’m all for it!


27 posted on 09/19/2014 7:06:47 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: Rinnwald
You mean talk like Robert Newton day? The brilliant actor who single-handedly invented pirate-speak for his role as Long John Silver in the 1950 movie TREASURE ISLAND?
I’m all for it!

My gawd, I didn't think ANYONE remember Robert Newton!
I LOVED that movie!

Ar-ar-MATEYS.
Ole pegleg: Be you Ben Gunn?

34 posted on 09/19/2014 7:10:45 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Rinnwald

Somehow I doubt the Irish brogue was adopted for stereotype pirates as late as 1950?


39 posted on 09/19/2014 7:18:25 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Rinnwald

Just your basic Cornish (the Western most tip of England) accent pushed to the hilt.


64 posted on 09/19/2014 8:17:17 AM PDT by katana (Just my opinions)
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