Once again my eyesight brings me laughter...

[valis2]

I was just doing a TV Guide crossword puzzle. (Two of the answers were Alan Rickman and Dirk Benedict...yum.) One of the final clues was

Pirate groan

which I misread as

Pirate groin.

Of course, that led me to phrases pirates use to refer to their groin...

"Arr! That's a mighty peg leg you got there."
"Me mizzenmast's been hoisted!"
"I'm about to broadside you with me cannon!"

Comments

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

It's probably wooden, like his leg. Or a hook.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Could be a parrot, but then the ASPCA would go nuts.

[aerynstales.livejournal.com]

LOL! Sometimes, Sweetie, you just crack me up!

Is that a cannonball in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

or

They don't call me Long John for nothing!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Ha! Long John! That's a good one.

[snapesforte.livejournal.com]

That always happens to me too, though, I always see words from Harry Potter. It can be quite amusing. :)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, absolutely, me too! There was some ad for Snuggle recently and I could have sworn it said Muggle.

[snapesforte.livejournal.com]

The same thing happened to me, with the word smuggle. My eyes just refused to see the letter 's'. I love it when that happens, it makes me feel like I'm reading the Daily Prophet.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Ha! That's too much fun. Though, the real Daily Prophet would give you terribly high blood-pressure, what with all of the nonsense they've been printing about you lately and that experimental poison...

[snapesforte.livejournal.com]

All I have to say to that is, 'Prove it'.

lol.

[katazhena.livejournal.com]

I see *someone's* mind is in the gutter tonight... :D

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Just tonight? Hee!!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_noesumeragi_/]

Arr! That's a mighty peg leg you got there."

HHHAhahahhaaHAHhAahaaaa... too funny... XD

[valis2.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Who knew that having poor eyesight could lead to such amusing fun?

[rickfan37.livejournal.com]

"C'mere me hearty for a jolly roger!"
"Ouch, I think I've spliced me mainbrace..."

[valis2.livejournal.com]

lol!! *love* the jolly roger one. That's great!!

[bell-witch.livejournal.com]

You are a very funny person. You make me laugh. Ha!

Oh yes. There's no such thing as pirates.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Well, at least to the IRS there isn't. They'll always be welcome in my heart though.

[b2wm.livejournal.com]

Now I have to bring up my brother's favorite joke:

A pirate walks into the bar with a steering wheel in his pants. Of course, the bartender's curious, and asks our not-so-jolly rodger what happened. The pirate responds, "Arr, it's drivin' me nuts!"

(Don't blame me. We head for the hills whenever somebody mentions the p-word.)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yes, that is my favorite joke too, told to me by bookwench2096. It sometimes makes me laugh out loud at inappropriate times.