Do you guys like this boat?
(you can’t really tell, but I crossed out the name of the boat, and wrote “church of the fsm”)
(note – in picture 2, there used to be a lady standing on the deck, but I photoshopped her out. You can still sort of see her legs if you look closely)
It’s not a pirate boat. But here’s the thing: it’s also not $2 million. This one’s a Tayana 37. The one pictured isn’t for sale, but they run about $100k, which we could probably handle *right now*.
The official FSM church missionary pirate boat IS going to happen, it’s just a matter of to what degree you want. I want to get everyone’s opinion on this. Wait until we can afford a “real” pirate ship, or get something smaller and start now? The Church makes nowhere near the amount of cash to get a millions-of-dollars boat anytime soon, if ever. The funds now are all coming from the t-shirts, car emblems, and book sales, and they’ve about leveled off. However, we do have a licensing arrangement, and there are some tv interests. That could mean some more cash for the pirate-boat-fund.
And there’s the option of fund-raising, but I’m guessing that people would be apprehensive paying into a fund like this (I would be). And are there that many seriously interested people who would pay $1k or more for a share of a pirate boat? I sort of wonder.
Maybe we could purchase a working boat, like a Baltic Trader (it’s sort of piratey), one of those ships that moves cargo from island to island in the tropics.
(baltic trader)
A trading ship would make enough money to keep it going (boats are crazy-expensive to upkeep). By the way, a Baltic Traders can easily go for a million dollars or more.
As for the actual missionary work we’ll be doing, I think it will take place somewhere tropical. Other than that, maybe we’ll just cruise around and wait for inspiration, like Jesus did.
And, as I’m sure there will be no shortage of volunteers, if we get a smaller boat we’ll have to figure out how to arrange the crewing,etc. And also I heard that it’s somewhat complicated to sail and maneuver around islands and other boats and things, so we’ll have to figure out a way to keep from sinking. Like a rule that at least a couple people onboard at anytime know what they’re doing.
Please discuss, I want to hear everyone’s opinions on this.
@ everyone – What’s going on here? I feel as though this site has mutated into something I don’t understand. It used to be fun, but now it just makes me sad and disinterested. I can’t stand to read all the prior posts, so forgive me if I’m jumping to conclusions. It seems that we are arguing amongst ourselves and it’s unclear to me why. I’d rather argue with rabid fundies. Peace.
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@DPG
The posts to Batman weren’t insulting her. Anything but! The Ego bit wasn’t a dig at her – sorry if it came over that way!
Batman – you do know I wasn’t having a go at you I hope? Damn! we need emoticons on this site – far to easy to read things the wrong way.
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My sense of humour is a bit iffy at the best of times – was even bought a T shirt with “Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know” by a, sadly deceased, friend once.
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@Arse Mar 18th, 2007 at 7:17 am “U never will B little Dutch boy. Go stick your finger in a dyke and let Batgirl become Batwoman.”
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Hmmm, heavily underestimating our Batman, arn’t you, kiddie? This time you got away with it, telling your mom you need to browse to suspicious websites for homework, but she’ll get wise sooner or later.
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@Alchemist
I wasn’t worrying about you offending Batman, but about the “I’d move to Canada” bits. The Hell you would! I’ll hit you harder with the Mighty Frying Pan if you do that, than you would hit me if I made a move on Nikkiee (sorry to sound possesive Batman, but too many guys seem to be after you. Damn them all).
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@JB
Don’t count on Arse’s mother wising up any time soon. Arse inherited his intelligence from his mothers side, so she’ll be slower than a slug on morfine.
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@DutchPastaGuy Mar 18th, 2007 at 7:30 am “(sorry to sound possesive Batman, but too many guys seem to be after you. Damn them all).”
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Hehe, did you realize that Pirates who like beer (even if it isn’t GREEN) have an advantage?
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Dutch Guy. Sarcasim in not clever.
Batgirl I must apologise if I have behaved badly. I hope U R not offended and we can talk soon.
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Maybe U’d like to talk with me Jean?
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DPG
HAHAHAHAHAHA! got you :)
Sorry mate, wasn’t trying to get in the way of you “cutting the rug” with our cute Canadian caped crusader :))
Don’t worry mate – Wench Nickiee is enough for me :) we can put the frying pans down! Unless you fancy……..hmmm, nah! I don’t think me poor prostate could take a foursome
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Dutch Guy. Morfine is spelled morphine. Not clever.
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@Arse
Trying to charm Jean now, eh? Boy will you feel silly once you find out.
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@Arse
You’re right about the spelling. Btw, “Sarcasim” in your post is spelled wrong too.
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@DutchPastaGuy Mar 18th, 2007 at 7:40 am “@Arse Trying to charm Jean now, eh? Boy will you feel silly once you find out.”
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DPG, you’d know that in order to save our beloved Batman I would go far, but toying with Arse, even virtually, would be very limit…
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@Jean
“….Hehe, did you realize that Pirates who like beer (even if it isn’t GREEN) have an advantage?”
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GREEN beer :) I know red ones – (snakky black and red witch) but green – oooh idea here, half a scrumpy(cider) half a lager, shot of Absinthe and a dash of lime! Actually sounds quite attractive – damn! The demons are talking to me again…..yeah, ok! I’ll set fire to it in a minute……..what? Petrol? Naah, sod that, get me some ether.
Dolly! will you stop nagging me I’m *trying* to talk to tramenoch here!
Bloody clones!
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Touche Dutch Guy! I’m not really interested in Jean. Sorry Jean but U R just not my type, 2 nasty I’m afraid. I’m sorry that I said U were not clever Dutch Guy. I checked your link and it would appear that U R. Can U forgive me? Do U think Batgirl will forgive me?
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@JB
Then why not give Arse the bad news and explain to him that ‘Bart’ is not your last name but part of your first name. And that the ‘Jean’ part does not indicate you’re a female. With some people you just have to explain everything, those dumb-arses.
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@Alchemist Mar 18th, 2007 at 7:51 am “GREEN beer :) I know red ones – (snakky black and red witch) but green – oooh idea here, half a scrumpy(cider) half a lager, shot of Absinthe and a dash of lime! Actually sounds quite attractive – damn!”
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I learned from Batman about the drinking of green beer on St. Patrick’s Day. Not my first thought when fancying a beer, but next year I could try it in an Irish pub… Until now, every time I try a different beer, I return to my classics: Orval and Gueuze (Girardin, Cantillon, Drie Fonteinen… the small-scale artisanal top!)
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@Arse
I don’t think Batgirl or I took it serious enough to be offended in the first place (can only speak for myself with certainty btw). Look through some of the older threads, we get forum trolls that spew heaps of seriously foul language, yours was very modest. Although somewhat innovative in the sense that I hadn’t seen trolls producing racy language on this forum yet.
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I knew that Jean wasn’t my type. I guess U can’t forgive me Dutch Guy. I hope Batgirl will.
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@Arse Mar 18th, 2007 at 7:51 am “Do U think Batgirl will forgive me?”
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Aha, changing tactiques, eh? Playing the humble “please-dominate-me” type, eh? Tsk tsk tsk, you even don’t deserve a good cyberslapping round the ears for misunderestimating our Wenches.
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No racy language Dutch Guy? So do U think Batgirl won’t like me describing how I would kiss her toes moving slowly over her calves to her inner thigh and beyond?
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@JB
Indeed, look at his language in the sand formations thread and you get an altogether different impression of our latest troll.
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Yay, Wenches!
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Bart, why would a woman like Batgirl want a pussy guy? She is a super hero after all. I’d see Batgirl as the type of super hero who’d like strong but gentle.
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I’m not interested in the boys Dutch Guy. I think that theres one to many so called pirates on this site without enough steel in their trousers.
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I’m bored. Tell Batgirl she had a gentleman caller will U please.
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@Arse
We’re bored with you too. Goodbye.
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Jean
We used to have a few fantastic independent breweries in Tykeland – Theakston’s, Websters etc – all bought out by the conglomerate monsters alas.
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Theakston’s Old Peculiar (no joke – real name!) has been the guilty party in many of my younger forays (including the *cling-film*, *superglue* and *phenolphthalein* incidents!)
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It got you drunk from the feet upwards – you felt fine but the minute you tried to stand up you ended up doing a fish impression on the floor with your mates pointing and laughing at you (and pouring beer on your head or trying to shave your eyebrows off)- I have a strange circle of friends – I’ll try to find a ‘photo of a field trip for you :- Dr ********* got hammered so we shaved him – he reapplied his eyebrows with a pen – only it was a blue one – he looked so funny :)
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Steel? In their trousers?
Really, that’s not to be recommended you know – I am a urology nurse, I should know – you need to be very careful with foreign objects “down there” youcan get into all sorts of trouble – be sure to give me a shout if you have a problem though, I am very experienced with removal of the same – only a small charge for out of hours services.
I am sure you don’t need telling, Batman, but I would advise steering clear of the arse and sailing on over to the european contingent if I were you – we have a spare room if you need one :)
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@ Arse
We’ll tell Batman she had someone talking out their arse at her – I am sure she will be delighted – not!
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@Booty
Don’t forget to check my “Agnus Castus” translation… ahahaha!
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I have – I posted – you can’t have got it yet.
Such a chaste little lamb I am – can’t you tell ;)
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@Arse Mar 18th, 2007 at 8:57 am “Hi Booty. What R U wearing? Nurses outfit maybe? Want 2 play doctors and nurses?”
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Poor kiddie, trying all the Wenches, to no avail. You’ll never be a Pirate, kid, forget about it, go play in the sand, build yourself a nice sand castle and try to play Almighty King of the Dunes. Be sure to dress well, it might be a bit chilly out there. Ask your mom for a hot cocoa.
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I’m not Ares by the way! Just in case the nasty wagging finger of suspicion points in my direction (again)
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@Alchemist Mar 18th, 2007 at 9:07 am “I’m not Ares by the way! Just in case the nasty wagging finger of suspicion points in my direction (again)”
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Trolling on fundie sites should charge your agenda enough without extras that need you to lower your level to that of Arse! Would you be able to play that sort of troll, here, without your blushing face being covered by a slimy substance, the remains of what once was a fully funcioning brain, now leaking from your skull? Oops, better not challenge…
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@JB
“Poor kiddie, trying all the Wenches, to no avail.”
Well, if you feel so sorry for him then why not be a kind ‘Jean’ wench and speak some sweet words to him. Keep the vomit bucket close to you at all time though.
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JB
Spot on mon ami!
It’s just that I tend to get the blame these days! I couldn’t troll here ( I did once with Daniel and Damien) I hated myself for it! A few people who I like and respect bit – even after I said it was me.
So no! Alchemist doesn’t troll Venganza.org (although MPTrooper might be different :) – I fancy a pop at him)
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And for the record – Alchemist is not always me!
Those that know me have questions that only I know the answer to!
The truth is out there! You only have to ask :))
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Well, considering it is my day off, no I am not wearing a nurse’s outfit – and believe me I have quite enough of playing Doctors and Nurses when I am at work, and anyway I work in theatre’s – so I wear nice green pyjamas at work – very sexy!
But thanks for asking.
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@Booty
I know a few excellent bits of ‘playing doctor’ you could do with Arse. Start by castrating him, using the bluntest tool available and no anesthetic (how do you spell that?). And then maybe move onto amputating his fingers so that he can’t type post anymore.
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I think the ship needs some sort of pirate-y look to it in order for it to grasp more attention. You could probably get a few small news story from a normal ship, but think of the publicity you’d get if it your first ship was a old-school pirate one. Of course, you could always do somethings to the boat to make it look more old-fashioned. Right now that might be the best way to go financially, spiritually, and media-wise.
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To Kristina… thank you for bringing the discussion back to intelligence. It was getting pretty high-school there for a while. I definitely agree with you; whatever ship is purchased would need to be altered to have more of a pirate look. I don’t think that would be difficult, though — the hard part’s getting the dinero to buy it in the first place! :)
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This place is just like a church.
The “prophet” makes his speech,
and somehow convinces people to donate.
Of corse, he promises to “give back”
in order to build a better world.
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There are several examples of this:
– Politics
– Religion
– Pyramid Schemes
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Mr. Henderson keep going, you may someday
be able to buy yourself the Presidency.
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@WTF
Yeah – I brought that up a few months ago! I was convinced, however, that Bobby isn’t like that! Let him get a few quid out of this – why not!
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At least it keeps people like me off the street!
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@DPG and Alchemist and Jean Bart
You guys are wonderful. Really wonderful… don’t have time to read through all the above posts, but you are all being so nice about me. Makes my heart flutter and my toes curl.
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@Ares
You’re an ass. And, you frankly disgust me. I like my men with a bit of intelligence and wit, as well as a more subtle approach.
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@All
Will hopefully be back tonight. Just got a phone call, having a slight family emergency. You all have a good day, no fighting (unless with the perv-child), and I hope to see you all later.
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Ramen
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My opinions are as follows:
1) Get official Religion status
2) Save up
3) Buy trader
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@Ares Mar 18th, 2007 at 7:12 am
Desperate much? Mentally and physically? Have to feel a little sorry here for the poor thing guys. :P
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LOL @ Ares what a douche. Hes probly like the world of warcraft southpark guy.
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@Alchemist Mar 18th, 2007 at 6:51 am
“If people take offense then they shouldn’t be on an unmoderated site!”
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In total agreement on that :)
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Morning early-bird :)
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