Grog and Shandy

Grog, brandy, beer, RUM!, wine (Madeira!), cider, and shandy…these be pyrate drinks, arrrr! Drinks that make pyrates very happy and (be warned) on occasion, can also invoke somewhat dangerous and short-tempered pyrates. GROG For years, I thought that “grog” was a generic name for any swill drink, pyrate or not. Turns out, grog is itsContinue reading “Grog and Shandy”

Pyrate Football and BBQ

You didn’t know that pyrates played football, huh? Crazy talk, right? Buccaneers is their gang name. This group of formidable, especially large and especially strong pyrates may have originated as Spanish privateers, (their gang headquarters is located in Tampa Bay, Florida). Personally, I think the Spanish origin is a false rumour, more of a deliberateContinue reading “Pyrate Football and BBQ”