Origin of "Arrrr"

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Origin of "Arrrr"

Postby FirstMateNate » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:11 pm

I just discovered today why pirates say "arrrr!"
I was sailing down the lagoon in my little Catboat and overtaking some friends in an Alden Sloop. As I came alongside I stuck my knife between my teeth and intended to say "Prepare to be boarded!"
What came out: "Arr...mpfh...mm...Arrrrrrrrr!" :fsm_yarr:

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Re: Origin of "Arrrr"

Postby DaveL » Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:29 am

There could be sum truth in it matey. But most pirates have very short vocabularies. Yarrr, my parrot has a better speech than me!
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Re: Origin of "Arrrr"

Postby Angry_Santa » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:04 pm

I always thought was invented during a heated game of hangman ( in those days played with a real person ), the guessing pirate was wrong and asked "Well what letter b teh correct answer matey?" to which the other said R!. Sense then it's been a proclamation of both anger and happiness.
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Re: Origin of "Arrrr"

Postby Ubi Dubius » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:09 pm

Angry_Santa wrote:I always thought was invented during a heated game of hangman ( in those days played with a real person ), the guessing pirate was wrong and asked "Well what letter b teh correct answer matey?" to which the other said R!. Sense then it's been a proclamation of both anger and happiness.


What was the word the pirate was trying to figure out?
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Re: Origin of "Arrrr"

Postby Calico Jack » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:12 pm

DaveL wrote:There could be sum truth in it matey. But most pirates have very short vocabularies. Yarrr, my parrot has a better speech than me!


Jack agree!

Ack!

Jack speak better than Yellow Bunny Pirate.

Jack good English speaking.
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Re: Origin of "Arrrr"

Postby Angry_Santa » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:55 pm

Ubi Dubius wrote:
Angry_Santa wrote:I always thought was invented during a heated game of hangman ( in those days played with a real person ), the guessing pirate was wrong and asked "Well what letter b teh correct answer matey?" to which the other said R!. Sense then it's been a proclamation of both anger and happiness.


What was the word the pirate was trying to figure out?


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Re: Origin of "Arrrr"

Postby Ubi Dubius » Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:38 pm

Angry_Santa wrote:
Ubi Dubius wrote:
Angry_Santa wrote:I always thought was invented during a heated game of hangman ( in those days played with a real person ), the guessing pirate was wrong and asked "Well what letter b teh correct answer matey?" to which the other said R!. Sense then it's been a proclamation of both anger and happiness.


What was the word the pirate was trying to figure out?


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