VF-17's 2012 recruiting thread

[Seighin]

heh... Well I guess all the perspective Pie-rats are on shore leave or perhaps not scurvy enough to join the crew.

[Big Rat]

Wow, with this kinda recruiting material you think there would be a line or something . 

 
BigRat

[Seighin]

Well Rat you know it takes a special sort to fly the big blue.

[Big Rat]

VF-17 welcomes MERLINac to the squad . 

 
BigRat

[merlin83]

Awesome group of guys to fly with! I knew when the first thing Seighin asked me was " Can you talk like a pirate?" this was a squad I wanted to be with. The hint of floggings turned me on a little too..ok maybe not.

[Arlo]

Use pirate lingo. Sounding like a pirate isn't as hard as it seems! There are lots of resources for picking up pirate "lingo," so make use of them (some common terms listed below) in addition to trying to affect a vocal sound.

Gesture with your hands frequently. Don't forget that pirates do most of their talking on the deck of a ship - out on the ocean, where wind, waves, and bird calls make it tough to hear. Gesturing often gives you a sense of "being there.

Slur your words together. Saying, "The boys and I were out for a lovely day on the water today" sounds like something you'd overhear at a yacht club, not out on the bounding main! Instead, try, "Me 'n' these here scurvy scallywags drug our sorry keesters out t'th'ship'n'had us a grand great adventuaaarrr! We almost had t'keelhaul Mad Connie f'r gettin inter th' grog behind our backs!"

Use contractions whenever possible. Be sure to punctuate often with "Arrrr!"

Never use "you" or "you're" - ever.Never use "you" or "you're" - ever. Instead, use the piratical form, "yer", "ye" or "ya" for all forms of address to others. "Yer a scurvy bilge rat, ya pompous gasbag" or "Here's yer dinner, ya mangy cockroach." Note that you should always endeavor to call the addressee by some insulting name, usually involving an animal.

Embellish at will. A pirate is larger than life, and his or her speech should always reflect this. Don't just say, "We saw a whale off the starboard bow today." Say, "Me'n'th' crew seen a great grand sea beastie, th' mother of all whales, aye!"7Refer to yourself as "me" at all times, never "I." It is not piratically correct to say, "I have a cold." It is far better as a pirate to declare, "Got me a case o'th'sniffles, 'ass rye!"

More importantly, substitute "me" for "my" For example, don't say, "Look at my new sword," say "Lookit me new sword!." Also substitute "meself" for "myself" as in "Got meself a right fine ship!"

Mutter unintelligibly unless yelling. Being a pirate usually meant being liquored up to some degree - a lot of time, pirates were pretty mush-mouthed. In the step preceding, the term "'ass rye" actually translates to "that's right." Get it?

Be as loud as humanly possible. Pirates are not shy - stand tall, me hearties, and be counted!

Get a stuffed toy parrot and sew feet to right shoulder of a second hand store jacket. This will put you in the mood to adhere to the above mentioned rules and guarantee an abundance of "yers and arghs".

[merlin83]

Use pirate lingo. Sounding like a pirate isn't as hard as it seems! There are lots of resources for picking up pirate "lingo," so make use of them (some common terms listed below) in addition to trying to affect a vocal sound.

Gesture with your hands frequently. Don't forget that pirates do most of their talking on the deck of a ship - out on the ocean, where wind, waves, and bird calls make it tough to hear. Gesturing often gives you a sense of "being there.

Slur your words together. Saying, "The boys and I were out for a lovely day on the water today" sounds like something you'd overhear at a yacht club, not out on the bounding main! Instead, try, "Me 'n' these here scurvy scallywags drug our sorry keesters out t'th'ship'n'had us a grand great adventuaaarrr! We almost had t'keelhaul Mad Connie f'r gettin inter th' grog behind our backs!"

Use contractions whenever possible. Be sure to punctuate often with "Arrrr!"

Never use "you" or "you're" - ever.Never use "you" or "you're" - ever. Instead, use the piratical form, "yer", "ye" or "ya" for all forms of address to others. "Yer a scurvy bilge rat, ya pompous gasbag" or "Here's yer dinner, ya mangy cockroach." Note that you should always endeavor to call the addressee by some insulting name, usually involving an animal.

Embellish at will. A pirate is larger than life, and his or her speech should always reflect this. Don't just say, "We saw a whale off the starboard bow today." Say, "Me'n'th' crew seen a great grand sea beastie, th' mother of all whales, aye!"7Refer to yourself as "me" at all times, never "I." It is not piratically correct to say, "I have a cold." It is far better as a pirate to declare, "Got me a case o'th'sniffles, 'ass rye!"

More importantly, substitute "me" for "my" For example, don't say, "Look at my new sword," say "Lookit me new sword!." Also substitute "meself" for "myself" as in "Got meself a right fine ship!"

Mutter unintelligibly unless yelling. Being a pirate usually meant being liquored up to some degree - a lot of time, pirates were pretty mush-mouthed. In the step preceding, the term "'ass rye" actually translates to "that's right." Get it?

Be as loud as humanly possible. Pirates are not shy - stand tall, me hearties, and be counted!

Get a stuffed toy parrot and sew feet to right shoulder of a second hand store jacket. This will put you in the mood to adhere to the above mentioned rules and guarantee an abundance of "yers and arghs".

That my friend answered every question I've ever and will ever have about the pirate lingo. I already played with a dagger between my teeth.

[PuppetZ]

Welcome ye scurvy sea dog, arrrr. I you have not yet, sign up for our private BBS and join the fun. We have half-naked pillow fighters pics an' booze in there 

[nooby52]

That my friend answered every question I've ever and will ever have about the pirate lingo. I already played with a dagger between my teeth.

So now ya look like ya have a cleft palate? 

<in my best Yosemite Sam voice> Welcome aboard, yuh mangy, flea-bitten varmint!

[Big Rat]

VF-17 would like to welcome Viper75 to the squad

 
BigRat

[SIK1]

A little tired when you posted this last night Big Rat?

[Big Rat]

A little tired when you posted this last night Big Rat?

A little disgusted with myself yes (I made a bad call in FSO), tired not really.  I was using his in game callsighn, rather then BBS Vipper65.

Vipper65 let us know if you still don't have access to the VF-17 forums?

 
BigRat

[SIK1]

Ahh, I didn't realize they were different. 

[Big Rat]

VF-17 welcomes SIK1 to the squad

It took me a long time to get you over here

 
BigRat

[Vipper65]

A little disgusted with myself yes (I made a bad call in FSO), tired not really.  I was using his in game callsighn, rather then BBS Vipper65.

Vipper65 let us know if you still don't have access to the VF-17 forums?

 
BigRat

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