Geez but they have to pay such a large % of their findings to the government. And I am sure any money they get from selling the coins is also taxed. You could almost make a case that the government should subsidized ventures like these since they stand to gain so much.
Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :
"Yo Ho.."
Who are you talking to?
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by steven: "Yo Ho.."
Who are you talking to?
no no, that would be, "Yoo Hoo!"
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade:
quote:Originally posted by steven: "Yo Ho.."
Who are you talking to?
no no, that would be, "Yoo Hoo!"
I dunno, I read that as in "who you callin' a ho?"
Posted by ricree101 (Member # 7749) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dragon:
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade:
quote:Originally posted by steven: "Yo Ho.."
Who are you talking to?
no no, that would be, "Yoo Hoo!"
I dunno, I read that as in "who you callin' a ho?"
Wouldn't that be more along the lines of "Yoo Ho" then?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
"Yo" can be a salutation.
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
And a Ho can be a gardening tool. "Salutations, long handled, thin-bladed end gardening tool!"
Posted by J_84 (Member # 10351) on :
If the government hadn't sign the permit for the company to go down and find valuables, no one would be making any money - not the government and certainly not the company.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
Agreeing to share booty with the Crown in exchange for a letter of marquedoes provide one with RoyalNavy protection from other pirates covetous of ones treasures. Better to have a spendable quarter-billion than a half-billion kept in hiding.
Besides, real pirates make their financial killing on the lawless seas of WallStreet, where such a small real gain can be multiplied into multi-billion dollar cashouts through sales of corporate stock.
[ May 18, 2007, 08:55 PM: Message edited by: aspectre ]
Posted by Mabus (Member # 6320) on :
Who's sharing booty? I could use some....
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Here you go! Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nick: And a Ho can be a gardening tool. "Salutations, long handled, thin-bladed end gardening tool!"
No, that's a hoe.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Darnit, kq, you beat me to it.
<omitted joking involving hoes>
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
I know it's "hoe", since when do you have to be grammatically correct when kidding around?
Posted by Qaz (Member # 10298) on :
Comma splice!
*ducks and runs*
Posted by RunningBear (Member # 8477) on :
HAIL THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER!!!
Ramen.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by Nick: I know it's "hoe", since when do you have to be grammatically correct when kidding around?
Grammar =! spelling.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
=! != !=
Syntax!
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote: =! != !=
You know, that almost looks like an eye chart.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Speaking of grammar, does employing mathmatical, (criminey I hate not having firefox at work, I miss the auto spell checker,) symbols predate online communication?
Has any official body accepted their use in English communication? I mean I've done it for years and I know I just started doing it one day when I saw somebody else write that way.
Is there a chance one day it will be deemed not OK and Ill have to stop?
edit: ditto to using html tags in conversation.
Posted by aspectre (Member # 2222) on :
English is not French. There is no official body to create or to rule upon what constitutes "proper English".
" =! != != Syntax! "
Spelling is not equal to syntax.
Posted by NotMe (Member # 10470) on :
As I've seen it stated: We have no king to establish the King's English; we only have the President's English, which we don't want.
Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
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