http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/ 2009-06-02T08:00:57-04:00 http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/ http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2006-07-26T08:21:47-04:00 http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=g&rev=1153916507 text/html 2006-07-26T08:23:28-04:00 http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=geedunk&rev=1153916608 Geedunk, Gedunk, Gedonk According to the Naval Historical Society: Gedunk refers to ice cream, candy, potato chips, and other snack foods, as well as to the place on a ship where these items are sold. The first known published usage of the term “gedunk” in a non-naval context is in a 1927 comic strip which refers to “gedunk [ice cream] sundaes.” In 1931 it was mentioned in Leatherneck magazine; subsequent early naval usage incluses Robert Joseph Casey's Torpedo Junction: With the Paci… text/html 2007-04-11T00:08:15-04:00 http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=jack_tar&rev=1176264495 Jack Tar Englishman's name for the sailors of the Royal Navy during the time of the British Empire. There are three plausible etymologies for this name. In the age of wooden sailing vessels, a ship's waterline was “painted” with tar (much as later telephone poles were soaked in and roofs lined of). The tar was long known as an oil product and would therefore resist water's damage. Today, some traditionally built wooden ships still prefer tar over the plastic coatings of the present as tar… text/html 2006-09-22T08:09:41-04:00 http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=poop_deck&rev=1158926981 Poop deck No, this term does not come from sailors hanging off the stern of the ship, relieving themselves. Rather, it is from the Latin puppis meaning stern. It is an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship. text/html 2007-04-10T23:53:50-04:00 http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=sailor&rev=1176263630 Sailor A sailor is a person who occupies sea vessels and assists in their operation, maintenance, or service, whether it be leisure, maritime trade, military, or scientific. Within our Pyrate references, a sailor can also be called a Jack Tar or just Tar. Tar is the substance used in 1700-1800s ships to keep the water below the waterline safe from the ravages of water, whether salt or fresh. text/html 2006-09-22T08:00:52-04:00 http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start&rev=1158926452 This wikipaedia is devoted to Pyracy or Piracy and is meant to provide information, insight, and humor. It is the goal of this wikipaedia to allow interested and informed parties the opportunity to share their knowledge of Piracy and provide background information. text/html 2006-07-26T00:15:03-04:00 http://pyratesway.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=the_pyrates_way&rev=1153887303