Pirates of Pensacola, Chapters 11-17
1. Scrimshaws are now being accepted! Send them in! Please...

2. What do you say about your boss when you're miles away from work?

3. What's your personal choice for breath freshener?

4. Do you have one recurrign dream that you wish would come true?

5. What's your biggest fear?

6. What's a spinnaker?

7. Can you find an appropriate quote or "aphorism" for dear old Herb now?

8. Are ships always a "she"? If so, why?

9. Favorite line? Mine = "...rowed like divils, toward the virgin shore".

10. Did you know the Palm Island story almost didn't make it in the book?

11. So, anyone up for a trip to Disney World????

P.S. If any of you have questions or comments please ask or comment. The more the better. Any input is welcomed.

Thanks,
RDD

My apologies...
I've been sicker than a horse. Chapters 11-17 will go up in about an hour. Scrimshaws will be accepted! Woohoo!

Thanks,
RDD

Screwed...
In case you haven't noticed, some of the pictures are no longer visibile. I received an email this morning from photobucket advising me I had exceeded my bandwidth and as punishment for such, they are disabling direct linkage on my account for a month, unless I want to upgrade and pay for a "premium" account, which I am not going to do. So, needless to say, unless some of you out there have any ideas, I really have no clue how to continue, being as I cannot put up any new scrimshaws. Any suggestions?

Scrimshaws for Chapters 7, 8, 9 & 10
Gnomie drew a swell scrimshaw, but I am having trouble getting it in to photobucket. I will keep working on it and put it up later today, hopefully. For now, here's the rest. Again, great job and I really can't tell you all how much I enjoy these.


BY: RANCETTE


BY: A BASTARDESS


BY: WENDYJO (I tried to blow this up WJ, but it made it too blurry when I did so.)


BY: TRILLIAN (I know this is from Chapter 10, but that's okay. Now Trillian will have to send in another entry for the next chapters.(<'

Pirates of Pensacola, Chapters 7, 8, 9 & 10
1. I wonder if Keith actually went to a barbershop, had them pump the chair up to its highest, and measured. Anyone here willing to do so for the sake of experiment?

2. Who, or what, is "the Very Psychotic"?

3. What would you do with 42.7 million dollars? I want an itemization...

4. Got a favorite one-linter from chapters 7-10? If so, share.

5. Does your significant other, friend, or relative have a habit that drives you batty to the point where if you were stuck next to them on an overcrowded ship for months at a time you might consider arranging their convenient disappearance?

6. What's the most interesting tid bit you learned from Isaac's pirate history lesson?

7. If you have any questions or observations about Chapters 7-10, please post them.

8. Scrimshaws are now being accepted for chapters 7-10. Here's my pitiful attempt:

Chapters 7, 8, 9 & 10 Will Be Up Tomorrow...
Be there, or be square!

Arriva derche,

RDD

Scrimshaws for Chapters 4, 5 & 6...As Usual, they're great
B-Mail by Rancette



The Barber Shop By Labs



Plantayne Avenue by Wendyjo



I'm not quite sure by A Bastardess



ID by Grace

Pirates of Pensacola, Chapters 4, 5 & 6
1. Anybody here ever attended a Dale Carnegie Class before? I have...see below...no kidding...really. I just wondered, was anyone else's a big crying, drama fest as well?


2. What do you think motivated Herb to bombard Morgan with "quotes of the day"? Do you honestly think Herb lived by them as well???? Seriously. This aspect of the book has puzzled me. Keith, some insight here would be appreciated.

3. You're in heavy traffic going nowhere fast. The person in front of you zones out, falling behind the "flow of traffic", preventing you from moving your rightful 10 feet forward. Do you honk or patiently wait for him to get a clue? If you wait, do you curse him aloud in the seclusion of your car or sit in silence?

4. Have you ever dated a guy with an earring? If male, have you ever wore an earring?

5. Have you ever believed someone to be plum nuts, only to find out later they were telling the truth? If so, share. It distorts your perception of reality, does it not?

6. Scrimshaws for Chapters 4, 5 and 6 are now being accepted. I must say, this is something I look forward to every time. The entries have been amazing. Please keep them coming. The deadline is Thursday, 9:00 a.m. The more, the better. For now, here's mine...

Scrimshaws for Chapters 2 & 3 of Pirates of Pensacola, and if I do say so, you girls outdid yourselves...Fantastic Job!
First, to labs. I will admit, I did not know what an aphorism was before. I had to look it up. We here in the South refer to them as "sayins".

First up is "Taco World" by WendyJo




Second is Rancette's "School of Forbischer"




Third is Grace's "Exhibit B"




And last, but certainly not least, is Labsnabys' "Bottle Cap"


OF NOTE: We will be doing Chapters 4, 5 & 6 tomorrow, Tuesday, April the whatever it is.

Thanks,
RDD

Pirates of Pensacola, by Keith Thomson Chapters 2 & 3
1. Please share with us a unique or frequently used aphorism within your own family. As for me and mine, well: "You're an adult, not a kid, hit the toilet, not the lid."

2. Use the words Forbischer and fun in the same sentence, holding true to the idea that Forbischer isn't fun.

3. What were you doing in 1989?

4. Morgan's rent was $600.00 in 1992. What was the dollar sign of the rent for your first real pad? We want details....who, what, when, where, how and why.

5.Have you ever seen the likeness of the Virgin Mary? If so, where?

6. Do you suppose Morgan bought the ship model already put together, or did he do it himself?

7. Morgan's mental tick is compulsively crunching numbers, obviously a habit of the trade and not genetic. Do you have a mental tick? I'll share mine later.

8. Morgan apparently has a penchant for the scent of _____________________.

9. Anyone have a favorite line so far? If so, which one?

10. Scrimshaw submissions on Chapters 2 and 3 are now being accepted. Please email them to rubberdeeduckie@yahoo.com. The deadline is Thursday, April 21st at 9:00 p.m. CST. For now, here's mine...

11. Any questions, thoughts, or observations on Chapters 2 or 3, please share them with us now.