PLUNDERATHON!
Jun. 16th, 2006 09:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beautifulduckweedI'm really excited about the 163rd Annual Portland Plunderathon this Saturday. PIRATES! In the STREETS! Having beanbag fights and pirate fights and beating on pinatas! OMG!
I wish my pirate outfit weren't quite so lame, but that's what I get for leaving everything to the last minute. I have black gaucho pants, knee-high boots, a bandana (thanks, Jay!), a crazy-looking black leather belt with lots of metal loops and studs, and a white shirt that's just a bit too small for me that I'm going to wear mostly unbuttoned. That last lacks pizazz, aside from the "OMG BOOBS" factor. I'm going to hit thrift stores and the mall tonight to see what I can find. If I'm lucky, I'll score a tricorne hat....
My persona for the night is going to be Candybeard the Somewhat Awful. I'm moderately terrifying, and my knaves are kind of scurvy. I've sailed about four of the seven seas (if you count the Caspian), and approximately 65% of any landlubbers on my ship are keelhauled; the rest are dropped off at nearby ports with enough change for a bus ride home. I also have a deadly arsenal of really, really bad pirate riddles, many of them courtesy of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
theotherjay. Seriously, we've had conversations that were mostly pirate jokes, interspersed with brief silences as we furiously tried to think up of new ones. For instance:
Who's the pirates' favorite special prosecutor?
Kenneth StARRRRRRRRR.
What's a pirate's favorite Sci-Fi channel series?
BattlestARRRRRR Galactica.
What's a pirate's favorite felony?
ARRRRRRson.
Who's the pirates' favorite pin-up?
MARRRRRRRRilyn Monroe.
What's a pirate's favorite festival, other than the Plunderathon?
MARRRRRRdi Gras.
Hey, Michael, what was that awesome song from the Monkey Island game again? The one that ends in *mumble mumble* doorhinge?
Any of you Portland peeps want to join in on the fun, please let me know and maybe we can hit this up together. Dave, the friend who's organizing this, is loads o' fun--he's a gonzo bisexual polyamorous photographer who volunteers for the Red Cross almost full-time, and most of his friends are wacky artists and cynical philantropists. I'm not quite sure how I fit in, but I think my love of dick jokes and ability to cuss in four different languages gives me a free pass.
THIS IS GOING TO BE SO AWESOME.
I wish my pirate outfit weren't quite so lame, but that's what I get for leaving everything to the last minute. I have black gaucho pants, knee-high boots, a bandana (thanks, Jay!), a crazy-looking black leather belt with lots of metal loops and studs, and a white shirt that's just a bit too small for me that I'm going to wear mostly unbuttoned. That last lacks pizazz, aside from the "OMG BOOBS" factor. I'm going to hit thrift stores and the mall tonight to see what I can find. If I'm lucky, I'll score a tricorne hat....
My persona for the night is going to be Candybeard the Somewhat Awful. I'm moderately terrifying, and my knaves are kind of scurvy. I've sailed about four of the seven seas (if you count the Caspian), and approximately 65% of any landlubbers on my ship are keelhauled; the rest are dropped off at nearby ports with enough change for a bus ride home. I also have a deadly arsenal of really, really bad pirate riddles, many of them courtesy of
theotherjay. Seriously, we've had conversations that were mostly pirate jokes, interspersed with brief silences as we furiously tried to think up of new ones. For instance:Who's the pirates' favorite special prosecutor?
Kenneth StARRRRRRRRR.
What's a pirate's favorite Sci-Fi channel series?
BattlestARRRRRR Galactica.
What's a pirate's favorite felony?
ARRRRRRson.
Who's the pirates' favorite pin-up?
MARRRRRRRRilyn Monroe.
What's a pirate's favorite festival, other than the Plunderathon?
MARRRRRRdi Gras.
Hey, Michael, what was that awesome song from the Monkey Island game again? The one that ends in *mumble mumble* doorhinge?
Any of you Portland peeps want to join in on the fun, please let me know and maybe we can hit this up together. Dave, the friend who's organizing this, is loads o' fun--he's a gonzo bisexual polyamorous photographer who volunteers for the Red Cross almost full-time, and most of his friends are wacky artists and cynical philantropists. I'm not quite sure how I fit in, but I think my love of dick jokes and ability to cuss in four different languages gives me a free pass.
THIS IS GOING TO BE SO AWESOME.
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Date: 2006-06-16 07:05 pm (UTC)So. Jealous. Of Candy. The Somewhat Awful.
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Date: 2006-06-16 11:55 pm (UTC)If it is, I honestly don't think you have much cause to be jealous at ALL.
If you see Neil, please hump his leg for me. PLEEZE.
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Date: 2006-06-19 06:16 pm (UTC)It was fun hanging out with you Candy! It's amazing how many people have LJ and I didn't even realize it.