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If I'm a naturally quiet and timid person, do I become a second mate or something lower down, or do I just become a 'silent yet deadly' captain, so when I do raise your voice, it's scary?

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That's a great idea, as long as you still look menacing and worthy of being captain.

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I go to a private school, and I want to find out how to annoy people as badly as possible. Can I do a pirate voice like this in school?

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Yes. If you want to annoy people at school, do a loud, guttural and annoying pirate voice all the time.

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If I'm playing pirate with my younger relatives (cousins, siblings, etc), should I refer to treasure as booty?

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Yes you can, "booty" is another term for treasure. If it makes you uncomfortable, just stick to calling it "treasure".

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If I'm dressing up as a pirate and have makeup on, will it affect my pirate talk?

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No, it should not. Makeup is on your face, and won't affect your speech.

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Is talking like a pirate racist?

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No, pirates are not a race of people, so imitating their speech patterns is not racist.

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How should I say "thank you" in pirate?

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Pirates do not thank people. It's part of the pirate code.

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How do pirates apologize?

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They never apologize for anything. Instead they say “Ye had it comin’ ya scurvy bilge rat”, or ... “Next time ye’ll taste me fist!”.

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How would you say that another person has to move on because this is your territory? I want to use it on my friends and family.

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'Move on, this is my territory!' is said 'Move on, this here be me territory!'.

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Are jazz hands an acceptable form of hand movement for pirates?

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No, that's a little too flamboyant, even effeminate. Pirates are the most masculine of men. If you're a girl, it's unacceptable because that makes you look too smooth.

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