****The Official Friday Silliness Thread****

Talk Like A Pirate Day ^

[Lucky9teen]

Ahoy, Matey!

Did you know that today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day? What's sillier than that?

Practice up your "pirate-speak" in anticipation of this day. The conversation will be lively, and you don't want to be left behind. Today, everyone will be talking the talk, if not walking the walk. It is not a requirement to dress like a pirate today. Just talk like one.

[TrueKnightGalahad]

You are The Cap'n!

Some men and women are born great, some achieve greatness and some slit the throats of any scalawag who stands between them and unlimited power. You never met a man - or woman - you couldn't eviscerate. You are the definitive Man of Action, the CEO of the Seven Seas, Lee Iacocca in a blousy shirt and drawstring-fly pants. You're mission-oriented, and if anyone gets in the way, that's his problem, now isn't? Your buckle was swashed long ago and you have never been so sure of anything as your ability to bend everyone to your will. You will call anyone out and cut off his head if he shows any sign of taking you on or backing down. If one of your lieutenants shows an overly developed sense of ambition he may find more suitable accommodations in Davy Jones' locker. That is, of course, IF you notice him. You tend to be self absorbed - a weakness that may keep you from seeing enemies where they are and imagining them where they are not.



What's Yer Inner Pirate?
brought to you by The Official Talk Like A Pirate Web Site. Arrrrr!

Have you heard about the new pirate movie?

It’s rated AARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR because of all the booty!

[weegee]

Hillary Boob.

[weegee]

Whack-a-Mole was invented by Aaron Fechter.

He also invented the Rock-afire Explosion animatronic robot band that played in Showbiz Pizza.

A documentary movie is coming.
http://www.rockafiremovie.com/

[CSM]

Now this is silly: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2084490/posts?page=1

Sarah Palin Name Generator.

I would be Beretta Hockey Palin!

I gotta go, have a great weekend.

[CougarGA7]

Must be the fifth Beatle no one talks about.

[weegee]

Did you know that today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day?

"A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold." - Willie Stargell

"Helping someone is what life is all about." - Willie Stargell

"I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work." - Willie Stargell

"I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh." - Willie Stargell

"I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life." - Willie Stargell

What a silly holiday.

[Scythian]

I’ve been a soldier and a slave. I’ve seen my comrades fall in battle or die more slowly under the lash in Africa. I’ve held them in my arms at the final moment. These were men who saw life as it is, yet they died despairing. No glory, no brave last words, only their eyes, filled with confusion, questioning “Why?” I don’t think they were wondering why they were dying, but why they had ever lived.

[weegee]

Still Hardrock Palin?

Is that a name or a campaign slogan?

[Cyber Liberty]

pong

[weegee]

[B-Chan]

Willy Stargell — my favorite player as a kid. How I miss baseball the way it was! American sports could use a few Willie Stargells these days.

Okay, I don’t miss the dopey ‘70s uniforms, among which Pittsburgh’s were the worst...

[lilycicero]

Sweet!!! LOL Nice.

[lilycicero]

Oh wait...that wasn’t Pirate talk.....Don’t loot any booty.

[MtnClimber]

Arrrgh! Now where did I leave me ship?

[dynachrome]

[WildcatClan]

[BibChr]

Go, Zathras!

[MeekOneGOP]

Ron Paul ??

That pic on the right looks kinda like Bill O’Reilly! :^D

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL! :^D

[MeekMom]

CUBBIES WIN!
CUBBIES WIN!
CUBBIES WIN!!!

Cubs beat Cards, clinch NL Central 09/20/2008 6:19 PM ET By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com CHICAGO -- The Cubs can't make up for 100 years without a world championship just by winning the National League Central, but it's a start. Alfonso Soriano drove in two runs and Ted Lilly executed a perfect suicide squeeze to lead the Cubs to a 5-4 victory Saturday over the St. Louis Cardinals and clinch the division for the second consecutive year. It was time to party in Wrigleyville. Saturday's sunshine-splashed crowd of 41,597 pushed the season home total to a club record 3,259,649. And that's just a fraction of the championship-starved Cubs fans Lou Piniella has encountered in his second season in Chicago. He's tried to harness the expectations. Yes, this is the longest drought in professional sports, but Piniella wants the 2008 Cubs to be judged on what they've done this year, not carry the burden of what they haven't done in the last century. Lilly (16-9) set a personal high for wins, giving up four runs, six hits, and two walks over seven innings. Carlos Marmol pitched the eighth, and Wood handled the ninth for his 32nd save. The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the second, ignited by Jim Edmonds' leadoff double, and one out later, Soriano hit a single off Joel Pineiro (6-7) that left fielder Brian Barton overran for an error, allowing all three runs to score. Geovany Soto reached on an error by third baseman Troy Glaus in the fourth and scored on Mark DeRosa's double off the left-field wall to make it 4-0. DeRosa advanced on a groundout and scored on a suicide squeeze by Lilly. But the Cardinals rallied with a four-run sixth, highlighted by Glaus' three-run homer, his 25th. Lilly got some help. In the fourth, Albert Pujols smashed a ball to third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who dove to knock it down and got to his feet in time to throw to first baseman Derrek Lee, who made an acrobatic move to tag Pujols' leg. The Cubs now have won 93 games for the first time since the 1989 team finished 93-69.