My husband and I got suckered into having our photos taken with parrots belonging to some huckster in Hawaii who charged to have pictures taken with his birds. The critters didn’t do their business on our shoulders, but they chomped the heck out of our ears. Fortunately, we didn’t have to pay extra for that!
I scan newspapers and mags all the time for photos to make jokes. If you start to play with this process you be amazed how the jokes come to you. One always gets a laugh. Get photo of any politician or group thereof and write “trust me” in the balloon. I want to thank you for commenting this morning. You see I had multiple “baby” heart attacks in March of 2006 and had to retire from my classroom after 34 years. It was especially heartwarming to hear someone say “You’re giving me ideas” again. It has been a long time since I have heard that. So please take every idea that may come to mind, play off it, create your own and have fun! Please visit my sandwich post like yours. I am pretty sure it’s 9/3/10 which makes our conversation this morning a double coincidence.
Hilarious! You’re giving me ideas…. Hey Carl, I have switched hosts and people have to re-subscribe. The website is the same, http://www.lifeintheboomerlane.com. –R
They are perfect for me since I am no great artist. The other person draws, I just insert the joke. By the way, thank you for supporting my blog with your visits and comments.
I’m down to about 15 a day. Yeah, Miami is con and scam town. I can smell em a mile away and I cut them off and tell them you can’t put no booggie wooggie on the king of rock and roll. Our immigrant population and elderly are the most vulnerable victims. On the other hand if you don’t look for the treasure you will not find a treasure.
Ah, yes the rum or as our Puritan fathers of 1600’s Massachusetts called it “ye stronge Jamaican drinke” Those were the days but on Mar 2, I will have been sober 9 years.
I loved that story from childhood and if you can find the old black and white production of Treasure Island with Wallace Beery he will be enchanted by that as well.
Guess you better brush up on your pirate-speak! Do you look good with a wooden leg? Don’t worry, there are benefits. Like barrels of rum. And a pet parrot to sit on your shoulder. And the eye patch! And making people you don’t like walk the plank!
25 responses to “Pirate Treasure by Carl D’Agostino”
carldagostino
January 23rd, 2011 at 18:34
I’d never trust a parrot perched on the shoulder of my jacket. . They have neither manners or modesty when it’s time to…..
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Amiable Amiable
January 23rd, 2011 at 22:19
My husband and I got suckered into having our photos taken with parrots belonging to some huckster in Hawaii who charged to have pictures taken with his birds. The critters didn’t do their business on our shoulders, but they chomped the heck out of our ears. Fortunately, we didn’t have to pay extra for that!
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Carl D'Agostino
January 24th, 2011 at 01:37
I suppose this means no elephant pictures either.
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Amiable Amiable
January 23rd, 2011 at 10:37
Ahoy, Carl! My mother taught me “Never trust a man with a parrot on his shoulder.”
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carldagostino
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:53
I scan newspapers and mags all the time for photos to make jokes. If you start to play with this process you be amazed how the jokes come to you. One always gets a laugh. Get photo of any politician or group thereof and write “trust me” in the balloon. I want to thank you for commenting this morning. You see I had multiple “baby” heart attacks in March of 2006 and had to retire from my classroom after 34 years. It was especially heartwarming to hear someone say “You’re giving me ideas” again. It has been a long time since I have heard that. So please take every idea that may come to mind, play off it, create your own and have fun! Please visit my sandwich post like yours. I am pretty sure it’s 9/3/10 which makes our conversation this morning a double coincidence.
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lifeintheboomerlane
January 22nd, 2011 at 12:12
Hilarious! You’re giving me ideas…. Hey Carl, I have switched hosts and people have to re-subscribe. The website is the same, http://www.lifeintheboomerlane.com. –R
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nursemyra
January 22nd, 2011 at 09:08
I like your collages
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Carl D'Agostino
January 22nd, 2011 at 11:43
They are perfect for me since I am no great artist. The other person draws, I just insert the joke. By the way, thank you for supporting my blog with your visits and comments.
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Rick Flynn
January 21st, 2011 at 17:20
Ahhh, Carl, YOU’RE the TREASURE!!! 🙂
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Carl D'Agostino
January 21st, 2011 at 17:23
And you are like a million dollars – green and wrinkled.
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Maxi Malone
January 21st, 2011 at 11:14
Ya can’t trick a trickster, so I’ve been told.
We are kindred spirits of sorts Carl; it’s been 9 1/2yrs. since I quite smoking.
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carldagostino
January 21st, 2011 at 12:01
I’m down to about 15 a day. Yeah, Miami is con and scam town. I can smell em a mile away and I cut them off and tell them you can’t put no booggie wooggie on the king of rock and roll. Our immigrant population and elderly are the most vulnerable victims. On the other hand if you don’t look for the treasure you will not find a treasure.
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kateshrewsday
January 21st, 2011 at 10:45
I bet the rum was good, though.
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carldagostino
January 21st, 2011 at 11:07
Ah, yes the rum or as our Puritan fathers of 1600’s Massachusetts called it “ye stronge Jamaican drinke” Those were the days but on Mar 2, I will have been sober 9 years.
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gallowaygrave
January 21st, 2011 at 10:41
The treasure chest looks to me to be loaded with ferrero rocher chocolates!
http://www.ferrerochocolatesusa.com/
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carldagostino
January 21st, 2011 at 11:03
One man’s treasure is another man’s candy or something like that.
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sunshineinlondon
January 21st, 2011 at 05:58
Very funny, Carl! Hope you find the “treasure” and your sea legs.
Sunshine
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carldagostino
January 21st, 2011 at 07:46
Sea legs? Ms. Sunshine, I have to take a motion sickness pill just to get into the bathtub!
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Zahara
January 21st, 2011 at 03:21
Funny! Today Ivan and I listened to the first half of a BBC radio production on CD of Robinson Crusoe. Good timing!
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carldagostino
January 21st, 2011 at 07:44
I loved that story from childhood and if you can find the old black and white production of Treasure Island with Wallace Beery he will be enchanted by that as well.
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Zahara
January 21st, 2011 at 13:46
Thanks, I’ll check it out.
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territerri
January 20th, 2011 at 22:25
Guess you better brush up on your pirate-speak! Do you look good with a wooden leg? Don’t worry, there are benefits. Like barrels of rum. And a pet parrot to sit on your shoulder. And the eye patch! And making people you don’t like walk the plank!
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carldagostino
January 20th, 2011 at 22:27
Aye me Hearty. Aye.
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planejaner
January 20th, 2011 at 21:44
ok. chuckle.
that made me laugh.
🙂
good one, Carl!
blessings
jane
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carldagostino
January 20th, 2011 at 22:28
I can’t swim either.
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