Shiver Me Timbers


“Ahoy me hearties!” bellowed the actor on the deck of the Sulphur Sark. Holding a steel blade aloft he started to swing it around in a figure of eight fashion. He was alone, and knew he wouldn’t cause any damage if he came on board to rehearse.

“Shiver me timbers!” he continued, although now he had the feeling he was being watched. He looked around and saw nobody there, so carried on.

He heard a ghostly voice behind him, and turned quickly, just as the Jolly Roger wrapped itself around him. “Shiver me timbers!” was the last thing he heard.

Another repost from mid 2012, just to keep my Halloween run flowing. Almost there now!

15 responses to “Shiver Me Timbers”

  1. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    Goosebumps and barnacles…

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Never a good combination, Tess…

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  2. prenin avatar

    Spooky… 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Boo!
      Thanks, Prenin!

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  3. Gray Dawster avatar
    Gray Dawster

    Brilliant, I can just see him wrapped in
    the Jolly Roger mumbling his lines 🙂 lol

    Andro

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Andro.
      I’m not sure he remembered all of his lines, though…

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  4. shreejacob avatar

    Lesson to future actors playing the pirate…don’t rehearse alone!! LOL!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Exactly, Shree! Especially around Halloween!

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  5. Saturn With Earrings avatar
    Saturn With Earrings

    First thing I thought was TINTIN!! CAPTAIN HADDOCK! 😀 Hahaha. Loved.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Rishika.

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  6. lameadventures avatar

    Tom, I am glad this post was unscented considering … “the Sulphur Sark”!

    The plot thickens, or at least it smells bad for that actor.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      It doesn’t look too good, does it LA?
      At least he was outside, so there would have been some fresh air. Possibly…

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  7. europasicewolf avatar

    Oooh errr!!! I will never, never, never rehearse anything alone ever again! lol 😉

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      It’s perfectly fine, Icewolf, unless you decide to rehearse on the deck of a pirate ship. Then you need to be careful.

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