Piracy hin tha heckonomik reses-shun

[PantyGnawer]

Arrr mates, seems thars hard tiomes all a round these days.

What be ye and yer crews doin these days ta git by?

Ave ye cut tha rum rashuns or added a little more watur to tha grog?

Ave ye sent search parties ta recuver hand reuse cannon balls?

Oi finks tha reses-shun as it old Bartie hard as well. Me last tin of FHS didnt ave nary a fish head in it!

[DaveL]

YArrrrr...

I had to cut back on me high tech anti-aircraft missile defence system for Santa this year. Instead O'ill be usin me prized killer parrot to flyup to sled height and gnaw off Rudolph's reindeer straps.

What's the werld comin too, when yer can't knock someone off with ease?

[Detective TurtleHolmes]

Argh, oi was prepaired. Oi 'as a con-tin-gently plan, soes oi be sailin' these watarrs jus' fine.

Oi'll tell ye whut it be, cuz' oi be a good sport an sech.
See, ye take one fish head, an' ye stoor it in a vault. E'ery day, ye add annuver fish head, an' the in-ter-est gits bigger an' bigger! Oi've got a FHV (Fish Head Vault) that oi've bin maintainin' ever since oi was a wee lad.

Eck-er-nomnom-eck receshin'? Oi laff at yer face!

[Dan (dat haole dude)]

Dunno abaht da reste uv ya doo-bee-us-lee hemploy'ed buggahs, butte wot wif Eunice still aw'fy shippe-shape an' Bristol-fashyonne, wee wen gotte da "egg-sitin' egg-skur-zhunne" mono-pollie fer da Beeg Islan', Maui, an' Molokai..so, a coople toimes a day, wee sayle outte an' performe feets uv derrynge-doo fo' da haole tourists wot bee aboarrrd..an' fer a couple hextry $/L.s.d./Yen/Cronans*, selected tourists gette da unforgeddaboudit hexperry-ants uv bein' chosen " 'ostages-uv-da-day" an' revil'ed by alle an' fed Fish-'ead(less)-Stoo..evvahbuddy 'appy: wee gots da plunder, da selec' tourists lose a bit uv weight (both inna purse (ransome) and tummy (project-i-calle hoickin'-uppe uv da F-H-S), da un-selec' tourists thank theer luckie starres they no gette "selected"..an' anudda daye dawns, bryghte 'n' shiney inne Paradise..

*aka: ransome..cashe onlie! noe cheques!

[black bart]

Oi finks tha reses-shun as it old Bartie hard as well. Me last tin of FHS didnt ave nary a fish head in it!

Arrrgh...ye were well lucky matey!

[pieces o'nine]

Yarrrgh! Ye 'ad a clothes caul there, PG!

Wun weigh fer ye an yer crewe t'mayke sum hexstra dubloons wood be t'syne up fer wun ov them "pay per rowts". Oi'm not reele sertin wot awl they re-choirs, but menny a henterprizin Jim-Lad in these 'ere parrrghts gets wun fer sum pokkit cash.

Iffin ye were sharp habowt it, ye cood mayke an hexstra bit o'chaynge fer de-livverin eche munf's PlayBilge roight smart-loike to those pyrates wot be pynin aweigh fer a newe centrefold (wot wiv DaveL 'oldin owt on 'em an awl). (Ye cood even get thee konseshun fer K o'S's rashuns ov sails an sech.)

[PantyGnawer]

Oi finks tha reses-shun as it old Bartie hard as well. Me last tin of FHS didnt ave nary a fish head in it!

Arrrgh...ye were well lucky matey!

Well Oi donts eet em fur shur. Oi strings em ta gether on a neklece for whats tah keep tha vampires and carnie folk aweigh.

It must werk cause it seems tak keep most evry wun aweigh!

[PantyGnawer]

Wun weigh fer ye an yer crewe t'mayke sum hexstra dubloons wood be t'syne up fer wun ov them "pay per rowts".

Arrrr! We troid that, but tha dang papers keep kechin on fire whun we fires em outs arrrrrr canons.

[black bart]

Arrrgh, I jus had an orrible thought...in dis credit krunch...what'll the Benbow b servin as vittles:



That was in the good old days!

[Dan (dat haole dude)]

Arroha! Oi heered da Addy B woode begynne offerin' "fyngerr foode" inna noo yeere..(hit's da "digital sent-yurry", doncha knowe)..fer mee an' da croo, wee gonna keepe ourre hands in ourre pockits 'til wee findes outte jus' wot "fyngerr foode" be (de)compos'ed of---oi no neede anudda hooke, ta awfully!

[Bart..enny plans fer "Fishe-'ead-like Stoo (The Velveeta uv Fish-ish Soupes)"??]

[black bart]

Arroha! Oi heered da Addy B woode begynne offerin' "fyngerr foode" inna noo yeere..(hit's da "digital sent-yurry", doncha knowe)..fer mee an' da croo, wee gonna keepe ourre hands in ourre pockits 'til wee findes outte jus' wot "fyngerr foode" be (de)compos'ed of---oi no neede anudda hooke, ta awfully!

[Bart..enny plans fer "Fishe-'ead-like Stoo (The Velveeta uv Fish-ish Soupes)"??]

Arrrrgh ye suggestin that Bart Industries go down the Maaargh Donalds route an only put the fish tails, lips an fins in?

[pieces o'nine]

Iffin yer goin' down thee Maaargh Donalds rowte, be shur t'tayke hout thee beefe tallowe.
Nuffink be moor disgustin than fish head stoo wiv chunques ov beefe tallow floetin habowt innit.

[Dan (dat haole dude)]

Arrrrgh ye suggestin that Bart Industries go down the Maaargh Donalds route an only put the fish tails, lips an fins in?

Fins?? oi fought dey wuz da fynger-nailz from yer chylde-labour croo..an' anudda fing--yez myghte wanna cooke da fish-'eads a bitte longarrgh..last bowle oi hadde, 2 uv da 'eads wen go at mee--oi hadda smack 'em smarrrtlie-loike wit' mee spork so's oi coulde chomp on 'em properlie..

[black bart]

Aaarrrgh...I'll ave a word wiv me new recruit 'Able Seaman Cabbage'...wot I've put in charge o quality control. The job used ta belong ta Dave L but his hair extenshuns kept fallin in the stew!

[Dan (dat haole dude)]

AUE!! widdout an hoccashun-ull dippynge uv DaveL's hayre-eggywhosises intae da FHS "caldron uv doom", wee noe gette dat dee-lyght-full tangy "surprize-in-ebbery-bowl" wot iz adwertiz'ed onna cannes...butte, then, coople cabbage leafs inna mix prolly wudnae goe badlie, either (they'll adde a likkle bit uv 'garrrgh-den freshnesse' to da usual FSH farts, i spec)..