So, the Maid on the Shore has successfully hoodwinked the rapist captain and his rapist crew

[conuly]

and sung them all to sleep and stolen all their hoarded gold and jewels and, idk, silk and spices and shit, and then she rows back to shore... using a broadsword? I mean, doesn't the boat already have oars? Actual oars, which will work better for their intended purpose? She doesn't need to jury-rig something, she can just steal his sword and row back in the normal way!

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Comments

[lauradi7dw]

In the time before GPS in cars, my daughter called me from a phone booth somewhere in Quebec asking for directions, after there was a detour. I looked on an atlas, said something like "take highway 10 toward Sherbrooke" and then she had to wait for a minute while I sang a chorus of Barrett's Privateers before going on to direct her to US 89.

[thewayne]

Classic!  My wife and I used to duet Stan on road trips while driving.  I've been singing two songs of late: a set of alt lyrics to Ringo's Your Sixteen that I wrote (and perform in Lord of the Rings Online), and Poco's Crazy Love.

[watervole]

My daughter and I were filking Barratt's Privateers only yesterday!

We both know the song so well that changing the words for a different purpose is easy. (A day volunteering in a 1642 era village - as an American film company want to see if it's a potentially useful set for them. We're both regulars there)

I'd tell you the words, but phrases like - Now I'm a broken woman in a latchet shoe - probably wouldn't make much sense!

I'm English, but learnt some Canadian history from Stan. He was a fabulous singer.