Support our own charity pirate!

[The Black Spot]

One of our number (Graham Miller, who posts under the name walktheplank) is running the London Marathon for charity.

Being a devout pastafarian, Graham will honour the noodly one during his run by wearing an FSM badge on his skull and crossbones bandana (along with an eyepatch of course).

Below is the text of Graham's original e-mail. He's running for a very worthy cause (which has a secure website for donations), and I hope you will all support our representative in one of the world's great sporting events.

(This is an Auntie Dee Dee approved message!)

Graham's original e-mail follows:

On the 23rd April I have a place to run in the London Marathon. Completing
it will be quite an achievement given my history of injuries and advancing
years.

I have decided to run for a registered charity 'The Meningitis Trust'.
This is in support of two Royal Mail colleagues whose two baby daughters
both contracted meningitis, tragically one of them passed away. The
Meningitis Trust is fighting meningitis worldwide as an expert in its
field. The charity supports families coping with bereavement or living with
the affects of meningitis: developing education programmes for the public
and health professionals and funding life-saving research into vaccines and
treatments.

Making a donation to this worthy cause could not be easier, click on the
link below to access my website and you can make a donation by a secure
credit card transaction. Also if you are a UK Tax Payer an extra 28% in
tax will be added on to your gift at no cost to you.

http://www.justgiving.com/gfm44

I have included as many people on the circulation list that I can think of
but will probably have omitted some obvious names. If you want to check
who I have included, please ask me. Also if the link to the website does
not work, please let me know.

Thank you for your support.

Graham

[walktheplank]

I be taking leave from me ship in order to take part in this marathon. Can I please request all Pirate cap'ns not to let that varmint Black Bart anwhere near me ship in me absence, I don't want another mutiny on me hands.

This be good practice if I ever have to walk the plank, I should git to the end of it quicker.

Seriously (am I allowed to be on this site) thanking you in advance for any donations to my website.

WTP.

[black bart]

Ye'll be all tuckered out after all that runnin matey - I'll be thar at the finnish with a bucket o me best Fish Head Stew to restore yer spirits!

[Gruppenfuhrer]

how much is the safety or your ship worth, speaking in dublooons of course...

[Duke]

Good luck with the marathon!


Duke

[The Black Spot]

Arrr...

Ye'll see me in the riggin o' the "Cutty Sark" as ye run past 'er. I'll pass 'ee a tankard o' grog (yer'll probably be needin it).

[The Black Spot]

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[GreenEmu]

ill be wishin ye de best o' luck, an yer a kin' person oi ken tell. Run till de cows come 'ome.

[walktheplank]

Thank you for all the messages of support. I am now on shore leave in full training with just 4 weeks to go.

Can I request all pirate cap'ns to keep a look out for me ship, I don't want that varmint Bart coming abord and poisoning me crew with that fancy french food.

yarr

[Griffin]

Oi's sure that Bart will behave hiself when 'e realises it's all in a good cause........... 'e can't be all evil

[black bart]

YYYAAARRRR... Walktheplank 'l be fine until he gets about 3 yards from the finishin line - twill be about then that me 'Isotonic Fish Head Stew' drink will kick in and he'll keel over like a Spaniard what's swallowed Grape shot!

[The Black Spot]

Arrrr...

If any thread needs a bump, this be it.

GO GRAHAM!

[Griffin]

Bump! Bump!

[Qwertyuiopasd]

bump bump bumpidy bump-bump.

[Griffin]

Bump! Bump! Bump! Bump! Bump!

EDIT bumping is probablyl forbidden but this is unashamed support for walktheplank.