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Contact the Pirate Guys
Avast! We're recoverin' from TLAPD 2007, so don't fret if ye don't hear back from us right away.
Ol' Chumbucket and Cap'n Slappy are actually two reasonably well-adjusted middle-aged guys who are trying to take what started as a small private joke and turn it into a productive job.
The guys live in Oregon's mid-Willamette Valley, where they got to know each other some years back through the local community theater, and have been pals ever since. Mark's a single feller, and John has a large family, including some nearing college age who sincerely hope he makes some money off this harebrained idea.
To that end, they self-published a book last year and sold enough copies that it came to the attention of a publisher. Their second book, Pirattitude, is published by New American Library, a division of Penguin. Ever the optimists, they're already hard at work on a sequel.
Ye can find their e-mail links at the bottom o' the page, along with guidlines for submittin' material for this site. News media are directed to our Press Room for information about Talk Like A Pirate Day 2005.
But first, since so many* of ye have been askin', here are the Pirate Guys in the flesh:
Cap'n Slappy (left) and Ol' Chumbucket (right)
(The Lusty Wench reminds the
ladies that Chumbucket is a happily married father of six.
Cap'n Slappy is still lookin', but not very hard, and not on
the Internet.)
*"Many" = Well, one or two. Maybe three.
E-mail us:
[Note: Cap'n Slappy requests that ye not send him photographs, as he is technologically inept and file attachments keep chokin' his computer. Photos for our gallery should be sent to the WebWench.
And if ye're thinkin' o' sendin' us your favorite pirate joke? We'll pass, thanks. Trust us, we've heard it. Especially if the punchline goes, "I don't know, but it's driving me nuts." Instead, try http://www.piratejokes.net/]
Interested in a personal appearance by the Pirate Guys? Here's how.
Radio (and TV) interviews: Contact Mad Sally - and plan in advance. In the days around Sept. 19 each year, the schedule fills fast and we may not be able to accommodate last-minute request.
Subscribe to The Poopdeck, the pirate guys' e-mail newsletter. (No fancy HTML, mateys, just plain ol' text - and we won't share yer address with a soul!). Just go to:
http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/poopdeck
and fill in the requisite information . Make sure yer usin' a valid e-mail address, or ye'll never get the thing!
(Back issues o' the Poopdeck are available here).
Comments or questions about our site? Contact the Webwench (who vows to keelhaul all spammers who venture into her waters, arrrrrr).
Submitting material for this site
Plannin' a big party for Talk Like A Pirate Day? Have a great story about how ye showed yer pirattitude? Want to share yer pirate photo with the world? We welcome yer submissions, but please follow these guidelines.
Photos
- Send us one (that's ONE) photo, in .jpg format. If ye feel ye've got more than one photo worth puttin' on the site, contact the WebWench first and wait for her t'give ye the go-ahead before ye flood her mailbox. The Webwench adds, emphatically : Fer the love o' the Flyin' Spaghetti Monster, when we say "send one," we don't mean "send a bunch and tell us to pick one." Me mailbox is explodin'! From here on out, any message with more than one attachment gets heaved overboard!"
- Clear images only, please. No blurry phone-cam photos!
- Big pictures are OK - but please don't send tiny photos, 'cause they look like hell when we enlarge 'em.
- Photos should be e-mailed as .jpg attachments to the WebWench. Don't send 'em to Cap'n Slappy or Ol' Chumbucket. They can't deal with 'em.
- If ye have a Flickr account, you join the International Talk Like A Pirate Day Group and add as many as ye like!
- Don't send us videos - we don't have the bandwidth to host them. Intead, put 'em on YouTube, and link 'em to the Official Wench's community there!
News
Want to tell the world about yer plans for TLAPD? Got a great story about how ye celebrated last year? Send it to Ol' Chumbucket, unless it contains photos, in which case see above.
Links
Contact the WebWench t'get yer pirate-related site listed on our links page. We'd appreciate a link on your site in exchange. Please note: We're only listin' pirate sites, an' we're not interested in banner exchanges at this time. Nor do we sell ads on this site. Don't bother asking.
Ask Cap'n Slappy
Got a question about TLAPD or life in general? Need help with yer pirate lingo, or keepin' yer shipmates in line? Ask Cap'n Slappy.
Publishers
Contact our agent, Scott Hoffman, at Folio Literary Management, LLC
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