Avast! Its Pirate Radio Weekend

[Sam KS2AM]

Ahoy Scurvies

Its HF Pirate Radio weekend.  There will be a collection of primarily low power AM European pirates on the air for your listening pleasure.
 
Theres a complete list on this blog:  http://hkdx2.blogspot.co.uk/

 

[KL7OF]

Ahoy Scurvies

Its HF Pirate Radio weekend.  There will be a collection of primarily low power AM European pirates on the air for your listening pleasure.
 
Theres a complete list on this blog:  http://hkdx2.blogspot.co.uk/

 

ARRRGH!

[AJ1G]

From "The Pirate Dictonary" by Terry Breverton:

Avast ye!:  Be quiet or stop!  Possibly from the Italian "basta! (enough!) or from the old Dutch words "houd vast" meaning to hold fast.

A very interesting book...although its titled as a pirate dictonary, it is more so a dictionary of naval/nautical terms, and thier origins.  A great read, interesting to see how many phrases we use all the time have nautical origins, such as for starters in the As and Bs alone;

above board
aloof
at loose ends
all in a day's work
bamboozle
barbeque
batten down the hatches
bite the bullet
bitter end
blazer
blood is thicker than water
by and large
by the board
etc etc

I especially liked "to bring one's arse to an anchor", meaning to sit down...

[Opcom]

Time to get out the Robert Newton videos.
Coincidence with DNS hacking threats for Saturday as told by the news?

[ke7trp]

Arrg,  Tie the skurvy dog to the yard arm!

[KB2WIG]

The Pastafarians will be angry, matey.


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