The Pirate Bible Project

[Bruder Cuzzen]

har har har yarrrrrrrgh .

[DaveL]

YArrrr...

I'll take that as a measure of haughty endorsement, BC   

Ok, I think this gathering momentum, now our beloved Sibling Alpaca is in support.

[pieces o nine]

Thee Book of Mormon be shorrrter, but it bain't as well-none. Sum ov thee foiner jokes be waysted on them wot's not famillyer wif thee horiginall.

We could begin wif an habridged verrrshun ov thee Byble (ow menne gospulls duz a pyrate need, fer land's sakes!) an focus hour hennergees on thee best-none books. But wot evir ye lot wunts be foine wiv me.

[DaveL]

Just to update. We have our own independent Pirate Bible Website site created - everybody say thanks Alpaca!! You are the dude-est!!

There is not much to see as of yetm so I won't direct you to it. But there are some important general guidelines on writing and uploading in WikiMedia. I'll have a read and update you, but if you a equally compelled, PM me and I'll send you the link (it's early days though).

Pieces - how about we aim for Old or New Testament?

[Black Bart]

Sounds exciting, but how are you going to do it if you're stuck in the stocks?

[anthrobabe]

Sounds exciting, but how are you going to do it if you're stuck in the stocks?

look who's talking mister!

[pieces o nine]

Just to update. We have our own independent Pirate Bible Website site created - everybody say thanks Alpaca!! You are the dude-est!!

yay! avast! yarr!

There is not much to see as of yetm so I won't direct you to it. But there are some important general guidelines on writing and uploading in WikiMedia. I'll have a read and update you, but if you a equally compelled, PM me and I'll send you the link (it's early days though).

Pieces - how about we aim for Old or New Testament?

It be harrrd fer me t'pick me faverrrit testamint. Oi feels oi could do justiss t'sum ov thee Chanteys (or Salms, fer thee landlubbers...) or t'parrrts ov thee Book of Revilry; there be sum far-fetched tales in thar. But oi'm flecksibull. So keep me abreast, as it were, ov thee consensus.

(Oi will confyde that oi'm *not* too keen on that blaggard Paul. An that Jerrymiyah feller be a major whiner, iffen ye asks me.)

[Alpaca]

Oi've been thinkin'... What with all yer blabber 'bout communicashens and co-oar-dinashens an' such, be there a need fer some sort 'a centralized project-management-toipe softwarrre scheme? Not to foist anything on ye that ye don't need nor want, o' course.

[pieces o nine]

Oi finks as foistin' be a hintegral parrrt ov bible-ritin'.

[Alpaca]

Aye, but be it a diffarrentiable part?

[DaveL]

Aye Alpaca matey, I likes yer idea. I can see the logistics of doing this ad hoc are gonna be difficult. Please elaborate and make any recommendations ye like.

We definitely need a way of keep track of who's translatin what, what hasn't been translated and general timeframes for completing the Pirate Bible.

Oi also thinks we need to practice to see what ideas/themes we can flesh out in writing stuff.

[pieces o nine]

Oi also thinks we need to practice to see what ideas/themes we can flesh out in writing stuff.

Yarrr, matey! Ye 'avvent e'en translated wun book and ye've sinned halreddy! Rememmer the sayin' be "flesh an thee devvil". Ye can't be menschunning "flesh" wiv thee hackchewel bibel ritin parrrt....



(As sumwun wot's bin runnin' fer Pope ever sins she were a wee pyrate lass, oi be hinvested wiv thee powerrr ter fergiv ye this toime.)

[DaveL]

YArrrr...

Steady on there Pieces!! Oi suggest we have a crack at Genesis as a precursor to fleshin a few themes out.

Do yer want to have first crack of the first chapter?

Oi will do the second an see what we can draw out. Eg God, Adam, Eve, Ninjas generally!

Oi needs to get practicin me Wiki writin as well.

Should we also develop our own Pirate LOL speak?

eg Shiver me timbers = SMT
    Yohoho and a bottle of rum = YHHABR
    Reward = I can haz grog

A pirate LOL speak should be developed.
     

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[pieces o nine]

Roight.

Oi'll see wot oi kin perpetrate agenst do wiv thee furst chapterrr of Guinesses an' poste it here fer a genirul revyoow an' criteek.

Suggeschuns be welcome fer werkin oute thee best vocabyoolerry an himportant names an' sech.

[DaveL]

I tried this using this pirate translator, then just reworked some of the common themes.

http://www.syddware.com/cgi-bin/pirate.pl

I've called Lord God 'Lord Argghh', Adam = Harbour Master Adams. Added a few bawdy tweaks, place name changes, codpiece references and (drum roll) buxom wenches are born into the world.

Guinesses 2

2:1 Thus th' heavens an' th' earth be finished, an' all th' host o' them.
2:2 An' on th' seventh tide Arrrrgh ended his work which he had made; an' he rested on th' seventh tide from all his work which he had made.
2:3 An' Arrrgh blessed th' seventh tide, an' sanctified 't: on accoun' o' that in 't he had rested from all his work which Arrrrgh created an' made.
2:4 These be th' generations o' th' heavens an' o' th' earth when they be created, in th' tide that th' LORD Arghhh made th' earth an' th' heavens,
2:5 An' ever' plant o' th' field before 't be in th' earth, an' ever' herb o' th' field before 't grew: fer th' LORD Arghhh had nay caused 't t' rain upon th' earth, an' thar be nay a man t' till th' poop deck.
2:6 But thar sailed' up a mist from th' earth, an' watered th' whole face o' th' poop deck with grog.
2:7 An' th' Lord Argghh formed man o' th' dust o' th' poop deck, an' breathed into his nostrils th' breath o' life; an' man became a livin' soul.
2:8 An' th' Lord Arghhhh planted a garden eastward in Eden; an' thar he put th' man whom he had formed.
2:9 An' ou' o' th' poop deck made th' Lord Arghhhh t' grow ever' tree that be pleasant t' th' sight, an' good fer food; th' tree o' life also in th' midst o' th' garden, an' th' tree o' knowledge o' good an' evil.
2:10 An' a ri'er sailed' ou' o' Eden t' water th' garden; an' from thence 't be parted, an' became into four galleons.
2:11 Th' name o' th' first galleon be HMS Pison: that be 't which compasseth th' whole land o' Port Au Prince, 'ere thar be much saucy tavern maids;
2:12 An' th' dubloon fo' that grog be good: thar be 100% proof Captains Delight an' th' sumptuous booty on the shelf.
2:13 An' th' name o' th' second galleon be HMS Gihon: th' same be 't that compasseth th' whole land o' Ole KingstonTown.
2:14 An' th' name o' th' third galleon be HMS Hiddekel: that be 't which goeth toward th' east o' Portsmouth. An' th' fourth galleon be HMS Euphrates, which got stuck on the rocks, killin all the crew.
2:15 An' th' Lord Arghhhh tookst th' man, an' put th' lad's into th' Tavern o' Eden t' dress 't an' t' keep 't.
2:16 An' th' Lord Arrghh commanded th' man, sayin',  'YArrrr Shiver Me Timbers (S.M.T). ' ye blaggards may freely eat at the Celestial all ye can eat tavern food bar.
2:17 But o' th' tree o' th' knowledge o' good pirate an' evil ninja, thou shalt nay eat take away weevil burgers or tavern food: fer it shall make ye most unshipshape indeed!!
2:18 An' th' Lord Arrghh spake, ' Ahoy there me hearties (ATMH) good that th' man ortin' ta be alone; I will make th' lad's eat their tucker.
2:19 An' ou' o' th' poop deck th' Lord Arrghh formed ever' beast o' th' field, an' ever' fowl o' th' air; an' brought them unto Harbour Master Adam t' be seein' what he would call them: an' whatsoere Harbour Master Adams called ever' livin' creature, that be th' name thereof.
2:20 An' Harbour Master Adams gave names t' all cattle, an' t' th' fowl o' th' air, an' t' ever' beast o' th' field; but fer Harbour Master Adams thar be nay found none of 'em were worth eatin', and went back to eatin weevil burgers.
2:21 An' th' Lord Arrghh caused a deep gut buster training program to fall upon Harbour Master Adams, an' he bunked: an' he tookst one o' his Grade A codpieces, an' closed up th' flesh instead thereof;
2:22 An' th' codpiece, which th' Lord Arrghh tookst from his XXX tool box collection, made he a lass, an' brought th' lass' unto th' man.
2:23 An' Harbour Master Adams spake, 'This be now fruit o' me codpiece, an' flesh o' me flesh: she shall be called a Lass, on accoun' o' she be taken ou' o' Man.
2:24 Therefore shall a pirate leave his father an' his mother, an' shall cleave unto his buxom beauty: an' they shall be one flesh.'
2:25 An' they be both nekked, th' man an' his buxom beauty, an' be nay ashamed. For there was much wanton sex and it wuz good!
2:26 SMT!!! Arooga Arooga!!! Bom Chika Wah Wah!!