Aye.... n' Iron Roger Vane be a worthy name fer an honerable ol' sea dog like yerself.

Arrrr Cap'n, there be a stowaway on board. Oi says we claps 'im in irons, then we keel-haul the blaggard, arrrr....

or fag could mean cigarette depends where you are

That wasn't what was meant in the quoted comment....that much is clear. The English do use the word for a cigarette, but that, incidently, derives from the same word. Can't "stuff" like that be edited off of blocked? There's a difference between freedom of speach and hateful speech, and not to put too fine an edge on it, Rick, little whip exceeded it.

That be wot I loves 'bout a free trade market... ye don' 'ave ter come in our store when thars others 'ere abouts. Mind ye, tho, dunno ye be g'wen t' find any place sellin' sanity.



Aye, n' that's juss wot us'll do if'n 'e be speakin' anyfink more derogat'ry 'bout tha pirate way o' life..... juss baint be 'ceptable fer 'im t' be jawin' agin tha pirates code of 'oner.

'Ere, wot be ye doin'... agreein' wiv tha establishment? He be right n' all that, but ye 'aves ter 'ave pride in yer pirate tadishuns n' disagree a bit afore ye concedes it be tha best fing fer tha blaggard. I mean, mate Fuzzy be orright fer a 'stablishment feller, but ye got ter put up a bit o' pirate resistance t' 'oner tha code all proper like.

And anuvver fing... 'ave anybody see'd me lil ET mate, Gorg???

Last time I seed 'im, 'e wur g'wen t' Stardock cos e' 'eard 'em 'ad a female frum 'e's 'ome planet, n' e needed 'eself a mate. Fing wos, I says to 'im, like, ye don' need t' be g'wen all tha way thar, cos us'll git one o' tha wenches n' cover 'er all o'er in gray/green body paint fer 'e.

"Nah, not fer me," says Gorg: "I 'aves ter go see if'n me 'omeworld lass be orright o'er thar wiv them Stardockians... besides, tha third breast be real 'portant to I!!!", e' said.

That whar tha last I see'd of 'im!!! I shure 'opes 'e be orright! I mean t'weren't worth puttin' eself in danger fer a third breast, now were it!

Now this 'ere be a warnin' t' ye folks at Stardock! Us'll 'ave our mate, Gorg, back 'ere wiv us un'armed...no dissections or anal probes 'ave better bin done or us'll come all cannons ablazin'.

What's even worse? You feel no shame regarding your hateful words. I saw nothing "lighthearted" about your words. Since you seem preoccupied with others' orientation, mine is hetero. I do hope that alleviates your fear. Seek help.

Oh, and Dr Jo, while we're on the politically correct theme, there were references to Froggies (French persons),and we have several French members here, but nobody took exception to those references. They were intended in fun and taken as such.

In the real world, I suppose you could call those comments racial slurs, but this has been a fun thread for ages and no ill was/is intended by the tongue in cheek that abounds here. In fact, we've taken several tongue in cheek pot shots at political correctness because, in many cases, it is downright ridiculous and petty, to put it mildly.

As for a crime of hate, little-whip is no more guilty of it than you or I. She made a comment that was in context with the ongoing conversation at the time. Nobody complained about it at the time, not even the person it was directed towards, so it should be left to die a natural death, OK!

Aye, Mate Iron Tom Cash, ye be roight 'bout that... them thar lan'lubbers be a few prawns short o' a seafood basket when it cums t' coppin' a bit o' humer on tha chin.



That thar Mate DrGuy whar s'posed ter 'ave gawn ashore t' bring back a couple o' longboats full o' rum ... guess 'e baint be back aboard wiv 'em juss yet.

I brought it back, but they cheated us {hic} only gave us half o'er the amount ordered {hic}. Landlubbers! Cant trust ta lot o'em.

Arrr! So that whar thee a swimmin' o'er t' tha Froggie vessel t sample them Froggie wenches.

I be glad yer not a kisser n' teller... else us 'd 'ave 'ad 'arf tha crew o'er thar making whoopee n' not swabbin' tha decks 'em made dirty 'ere.

Thank ye, m' dear... ye be a true treasure.

Actually, lil-whip... I see'd nought wrong wiv "commie loving pinko fag" I wur under tha impreshun it wur a 'former' Soviet Union cigarette, combined wiv aphrodizzyac n' rolled in pink paper. Bugger all wrong wiv that!

I took me an aphrodizzyac once...tha room kept spinnin' fer a week n' I ne'er got t' find out wot it wur for.

Guess now it be Russia o'er thar, I reckuns 'em 'd only make 'em in Communist China n' N Korea.... bein' they still be commies, I guess!