Y’Arrrr Maties! — Ol’ Silverbeard is back!!!

in #steemsilvergold7 years ago (edited)

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T’was a fine shore-leave for this ol’ sailor — resplendent with a sundry list of events and adventures, the likes of which shall now be inscribed therein to the Captain’s Log aboard The Ingot.

[Q: What did Spock find in Kirk’s washroom?

A: The Captain’s log

😳

But already i digress...]

Avast! This be a sea shanty and an historical composition — so keep it together man!
Yes, y’ arrr, where was i? And who said that?
...must be the scurvy stackitus methinks.

To begin, it all started yesterday when i took some loot to the gamblin’ parlour here in Steemtown. It’s onerous to describe the wagers, so let’s just say: ya take some loot from a looting, and bet on the outcome of yet another looting. The more loot you loot, the more looting you can loot! So give a hoot, and don’t pollute!

Anyhoo, i made the wee mistake of going in there a little off kilter, my bow was cuttin’ high and me untrusty compass was running amok. Before i even knew it, i had dropped my whole bag, ballzinall, on some fancy restaurant called Chez Damus — and tho the cuisine was exemplary, it was the faux art on the walls that had me one good eye bulging and leering right out of its socket!

[my bet was with @appreciator and i wagered, by mistake, 145 sbd 😳😩🤬🤯!!! As it turns out, i was partially correct and received a promise of some bounty next week, but fuck! Anyhow i got in touch with @bluemist (the Manager) and he offered me a complimentry appetizer to appease the sting of having an empty stomach and an emptied wallet. Well it worked! The meal was indeed delicious, if overpriced, but i intend to go back tonight with my 25sbd coupon (not actually a coupon — @bluemist gave me liquid) — but it will be used as such as a quid pro quo — thanks @bluemist! i think i’ll try the Sambuca Garlic Prawns...]

So with me one eye glaring and staring and me cutlass flashing and slashing, this is what me one good eye did see:

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Y’Arrrr, there be an image of this town’s Untouchable Silversmith paddling upstream in Cripple Creek with two of the local scallywags — heavily supported in their venture by the notorious Ray-Ray — he’s the local baron that owns the good bank in this town. The mafia here has given him the nod, so he doesn’t even have to lock up at night. What an asskicker!

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Ooooh, and look over here, it’s another amazing piece:

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Wow! Many thanks to the currators of this show 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
And especially @owenwat for sharing this app!

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There were so many great pieces! It was hard to know where to look!

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Even @thedamus was there — imagine that!

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Well, that be quite enough of that!!! Thar be only so many pictures a salty-dog can capture and release... before the stackitus takes hold. But thar does seem to be an unlimited lust for the shiny — and that lust will make you do strange things: like nonchalantly perusin’ many a shop to see what booty they will part with for the scurvy notes of Empire — that be the big, bad bank in town. They are what originally drove me to piracy in the first place! One of the very few things i be grateful for with regards to them

First,

(there will be no obligatory beer shot here, but maybe a few close-ups — Zing!!! )
😜😁🤣

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I ambled into my lcs to sees what i could sees. Oooh la la! Esoterica galore!!! You’d best be giving me those seven matey — or i may have to take 3 more!

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...i pivoted on me peg on a Mercury Dime, bid adieu, and was outside cackling all in short order. Next it was a drunk stumble down the block to visit the lil shop of horrors. This is the place where bigger fools than i sell their treasure when they need more fiat dollars. Ironically, this shop needs fiat dollars too so they will just flip whatever they get — it’s easier than melting it!

I was in luck...

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Ye old splash!

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O, ho ho and a bottle of rum! Thinks it’s time for a wee dram...

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It be 5 crows of the cock somewhere — surely it must 😜 sip, gulp, guzzle — and shizzle manizzle! That be a mighty fine elixir! I’d bet if i just stood here for a couple minutes i’d have half of #teamaustralia toasting the Olympics and singing songs with the smilin’ and beguiling @kiwiscanfly!

I’d best be keeps moving tho — i have an appointment with the toothfairy in an hour and a half and she’ll be climbing down the old mug-chuggler. Avast, the things i must do to try and keep me pearly yellows white!

And just when ya thinks you’ve seen it all, done it all, and got the @goldmoney t-shirt, i comes across this, as it were:

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A mechanical nymph that likes to party and dost bequeath her favours unto all who comply — she has a coin slot you see, and well, umm, nevermind... it’s a #steemsilvergold thing — ya might nots be savvy.
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T’is time to return to The Ingot and dispatch some letters. I am in remote contact with my second family — pirates all! — who have joined together with many a wayward soul and have broad reach and surprising depth — even me sounders have not yet fully plumbed these deeps!

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Because there ain’t no rest for the wicked
And money doesn’t grow on trees
I’ve got bills to pay and mouths to feed
There ain’t nothing in this life for free
You know i can’t slow down, i can’t look back
Tho you know i wish i could
Because there ain’t no rest for the wicked
Until we close our eyes for good
~Cage the Elephant

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Cheers! from @thedamus

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Dude, you are straight killing it. And that photo app is the bomb. Stackitus prevention at its finest right here. Y'all better pay attention @thedamus, going to buy it all up and they won't be enough to go around. Get out there and buy!!!!!

Cue: Lowrider

‘Cause me ship be 1/2 submarine!

Classic good shit right there.

Gah!!! Between everyone in this group, by the time I get around to buying again there won't be anything left!!!

I'm legit woried that all of Canada's silver is gonna wind up at @thedamus household.

It’s me on the West Coast and @goldenarms vacuuming up the Eastern Seaboard!

I'm sure he'll trade you his east coast silver for your west coast gold ☠️🤑

Funny that — there’s some West Coast silver speeding to GA right now 😁

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Hahaa ya not supposed to say cripple anymore but its such a great word. i suppose its ok to say it as long as your not shouting it at some disabled person you dont know. what happens when you stick a coin in stax's slot?! and imagining you walking down the street writing on all the cars like a big kid makes me smile so hard it hurts! Cheers buddy :)

im taking this ok :)

Fill yer boots!

just edit out bottom slice of pic so you lose the watermark ;)

Oh what lovely selection of pretty bars. Yes I've got a decent dump of snow here a couple of municipalities east of Vancouver from where @thedamus tie his Ship.

Avast scallywag!

The Patterson Skytrain station looks nice under that snow. Planning supper for me crew. And it's coming down again as I type. Going to bunk down soon, got another Night Shift ahead tonight if the Buses are able to operate. Can't place where I saw this....

Wow! It’s really coming down!!!

ID say you made out like a pirate bandit!☠️

Back atcha’ Werewolf hunter!

Nice bounty, Capt'n! Really dig the boxy photo filter!

Welcome aboard Matey!

Dude I’m so jealous of your silver!!! I love vintage stuff like that!! Thanks for posting!!

Pirate Sparks! Thar was a parcel waiting for me ol’ weathered hide when i returned past me ’ PObox — one piece o the 2018 American finery — thank ye, thank ye! T’will be thrown on the ol’ loot pile and celebrated in due course!

Arrrrrrr, good deal mate!

I thought we were friends?? You name half of steemit, give them all fancy art work but I don't see me anywhere?? Have I some how offended you? Note to self - don't send @thedamus a Christmas card this year.

Gotcha’ mate! Literally just risked life and limb on a road divider to get’cha in the fast lane — check it out above :)

All is forgiven, you're back on the list. 😂

😘😘😘

Crap!!! Sorry Welshie... my finger was about to freeze off!!! Gimme’ sec... i want that Christmas Card lol

Nice score there pal,
some real collectors pieces.
Thank god for beer giving you the pee ammo to write all those names in the snow .

Lol, pretty good accuracy hey?

There's a great post again! I downloaded the fat-elvis pic to use later, even though you use a '92 Corsica instead of a sweet caddy or something, lol.

Also, those great American bars are the bee's knees!

Cheers dude, keep rockin

Cheers e! The tools at hand man...

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