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By: intheboatshed.net » Blog Archive » Superstitions at sea

intheboatshed.net » Blog Archive » Superstitions at sea — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:39:46 +0000

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By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:32:54 +0000

Much thanks to In The Boatshed - great blog - and posters for the support.

My Italian friend from the group La Moresca Antica tells me they have a saying “il tempo Ã¨ galantuomo” which means time will bring you justice. Let’s hope.

Jack

By: david

david — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 02:31:47 +0000

A few days hanging in the rigging should make ‘em see reason… local boys Hanging Johnny http://hj.englishfolkmusic.com/ can provide accompanyment.

By: Pericles

Pericles — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:27:32 +0000

Yes

By: Gavin Atkin

Gavin Atkin — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:01:02 +0000

I know a song that fits perfectly in its cold violence, though it’s not a shanty as such.

http://www.mysongbook.de/msb/songs/c/cruelshp.html

Here’s the story of it: http://www.westnorfolk-pct.nhs.uk/stjames/stjames2.html

It chills you to the bone, doesn’t it?

Gav

By: Pericles

Pericles — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:29:43 +0000

Keel haul the councillors (Ive no time for the kind of people who think it’s cool to be a councillor). Then give those arty types a taste of the cat ‘o nine tails. By thunder, then you’ll get your support.

Are there any sea shanties to sing along to the screams of the victims and the squelchy slaps of the thongs biting into flesh?

Aahaa me hearties.

Pericles