Abodes.org

Abodes = #1 source for pirate info
this = Best pirate battle evarrrggh
(It’s not rick)

P.S. - Sorry for the boring post. The video is good though.

Economists are.

Economists can study pirates though. Peter T. Leson from George Mason University has published two papers and is working on a third legitimately studying pirates from an Austrian Economists perspective. (Actually read this link on Austrian Economists if you want a more concise explanation.)

An-arrgh-chy: The Law and Economics of Pirate Organization (which I haven’t had a chance to read yet)

Pirational Choice: The Economics of Infamous Pirate Practices. (which I am in the process of reading and which is very good)

and the work in progress:
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates, History’s Most Notorious Criminals - Abstract (this abstract makes this paper look to be the best of the three…and it’s short for your poor attention spans)

My friends know that I’m always on the bleeding edge of technology (which is like the cutting edge only more so). So I just bought an Xbox 360. So far I like the following things:

a) it’s been out for so long games are cheap
b) it has a real gamepad which I prefer to the wiimote
c) theoretically I’ll be able to get free demos and games and stuff from the live thinga

I say theoretically because I have to get it on the tubes first. My wireless router is downstairs so I either have to a) shell out $100 for the xbox wireless, b) finagle a wire up there somehow or c) rig up some other wireless setup. Last night I played with the connection sharing in leopard and all it did was make my internet not work at all. I’m pondering putting my router in the living room and putting a wireless card in a pc in the basement.

The wii came with wireless. That’s one thing in its favor. That and Zack and Wiki. I mean, you shake your friggin monkey to beat monsters. And you are a pirate.

A monkey shaking pirate!

Some dude over on buffettnews.com is now making webcomics. He proves, once again, that we Parrotheads know what truly matters in life!

I found this graph about the Earth’s average temperature and couldn’t resist sharing it.

I found this while reading the Open Letter To Kansas School Board from the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Truly a thinking man’s religion.

From one of the Kansas School Board member responses:

Thank you for adding levity to this situation. You have developed quite a following. I was wondering if we could reverse the effects of global warming if we started breeding pirates.

(Edit: Removed non-funny bit)

What to do? You wouldn’t be asking yourself that if you had this.

Full story.

Dealing with Sprint is like dealing with a ninja who has decided to shove his hand up your ass to check for any hidden money. The only way to defeat them is to pay careful attention to your phone bill and have stainless steel undergarments.

I have two of the Sprint SERO plans. That’s two plans of 500 minutes each, unlimited data and unlimited text messaging for $30 per phone. Plus some other discounts. This is a good deal. However, it seems like every third bill Sprint does something stupid and charges me extra.

Avast!!!

This time it was charging me for a service the elf added, found to be nonfunctional, and called within 10 minutes to cancel. The CSR I spoke with today even saw the record of that call and acknowledged I should not have been billed. I believe Sprint was trying to ambush me. This did not work since I have written the book on ambush.

Pirates 1 - Ass Ninjas 0

After a conversation with Minerva regarding pirate talk in the bedroom and the personal lives of pirates I have decided that a Pirate Sutra book is in order. I believe the chapters should be:

• Chaptarrr 1: Speakin’ Like a Bucanneer
• Chaptarrr 2: Understandin’ Tavern Wenches: How to get them to let you on board
• Chaptarrr 3: Pillagin’ Techniques: On deck vs. in the village
• Chaptarrr 4: Raidin’ the Coastal Villages: How to handle a bunch of wenches at once
• Chaptarrr 5: Ambush! How to take them by surprise
• Chaptarrr 6: Disguise: When to lower the Jolly Roger and how to act like a gentleman for a few minutes
• Chaptarrr 7: Basic Stateroom Techniques: Hasty and violent
• Chaptarrr 8: Advanced Stateroom Techniques: Even more hasty and violent

Oh, and this site is completely wrong. Chicks dig pirates.

This won’t update since I just ran the generator once but it’s funny.

Click Here. er. Um. Click Hearrrrrr!

I hope you all have a very happy Talk Like a
Pirate Day.

Let us celebrate this important holiday with lots of rum-drinking, pillaging, and answering our office phones in Piratespeak