"Matey"?

[clayj]

Hey, suddenly my status changed from 6502 to "Matey"! Can anyone tell me why this happened?

[PlaceofDis]

Hey, suddenly my status changed from 6502 to "Matey"! Can anyone tell me why this happened?

not to mention some mod's tars being larger, and DocQ status changing, also Beck446's status has changed to Town Clerk

[Daveway]

WTF?!?! :confused:
I'm jealous. Maybe the mods have found favor in you. ;)

[PlaceofDis]

ah and i am now a Coxswain, it appears all the 6502 are mateys

[Daveway]

MacRumors has been hacked!!!!! Our ranking system is F'ed up. :eek:

[clayj]

WTF?!?! :confused:
I'm jealous. Maybe the mods have found favor in you. ;)Well, now you're a Matey, too. :cool:

[PlaceofDis]

both edesign and Q's sigs have been changed, as well as Q's location and staus

[homerjward]

its flippin april fools. what do you expect? bigger mod tars, odd titles and such...duh...
edit: w00t! i'm a matey. i guess that's a 6502 and a coxswain is a 65816? editx2 just looked at placeofdis' profile; guess coxswain is a higher ranking. oh, about the post below mine--was it a conspiracy or something? did i blow it?...or is he referring to something else?

[Daveway]

Quick someone notify the police, i mean the mods. Code Red we have a fault :cool:

[clayj]

Just saw a "Captain Jack Sparrow"... looks like edesignuk's gonna use this as an excuse to declare himself Orlando Bloom, so he can get Keira. :)

[PlaceofDis]

its flippin april fools. what do you expect? bigger mod tars, odd titles and such...duh...
edit: w00t! i'm a matey. i guess that's a 6502 and a coxswain is a 65816?

65820 is my staus actually, check out Mr. Adnderson's thread "Gar" i suppose he is the one behind it all

[Daveway]

65820 is my staus actually, check out Mr. Adnderson's thread "Gar" i suppose he is the one behind it all

Nice April Fools I might add.

Me wants bigger 'tar. :p

[Mechcozmo]

As far as April Fools Jokes go... this one had me confused for a second. But its a bit early, isn't it, for us on the West Coast?

[PlaceofDis]

As far as April Fools Jokes go... this one had me confused for a second. But its a bit early, isn't it, for us on the West Coast?


it confused me a bit too obviously, i think because i saw everything chaning slowly before my eyes, rather than uniformly, LoL thats what i get for being up this late

[clayj]

it confused me a bit too obviously, i think because i saw everything chaning slowly before my eyes, rather than uniformly, LoL thats what i get for being up this lateYeah, that's why I was confused... all the other old rankings were still showing, only I was a Matey. Thought maybe I'd stumbled into some weird ranking:

500 - 891 = 6502
892 = Matey
893-999 = 6502

[vniow]

Hmm, demi-goddess equals...

Demi goddess apparently.

Hrmph.

[Daveway]

Yeah, that's why I was confused... all the other old rankings were still showing, only I was a Matey. Thought maybe I'd stumbled into some weird ranking:

500 - 891 = 6502
892 = Matey
893-999 = 6502

No, because I have about 1,000 posts and I was changed to Matey.

[Blue Velvet]

Hmm, demi-goddess equals...

Demi goddess apparently.

Hrmph.

Don't knock it. It's still cool... :)

[clayj]

Don't knock it. It's still cool... :)Yeah, you could always be a "Seedy Looking Prisoner". :p

[Blue Velvet]

Yeah, you could always be a "Seedy Looking Prisoner". :p

LOL! That's exactly how I feel today too -- hiho, it's off to work we go... :)

[CaptainCaveMann]

Hey, im a Matey to! Whats going on here. haha :D

[bousozoku]

Ahoy, Matey! :D

[mkrishnan]

And it is, it is a glorious thing, to be the Pirate King! :D

Happy April Fools, everyone! :)

[wrc fan]

Ahoy, Matey! :D

What's a Murtogg? It doesn't show up in the Pirate dictionary

[Demon Hunter]

This is hilarious, I wish it was always like this...

Numbers aren't half as fun.

[mkrishnan]

What's a Murtogg? It doesn't show up in the Pirate dictionary

I think Murtogg was one of the redcoat officers -- maybe the admiral? -- who went after Sparrow in Pirates.

[mduser63]

I'm a just a lowly Sailor :(.

[wrc fan]

I think Murtogg was one of the redcoat officers -- maybe the admiral? -- who went after Sparrow in Pirates.

aah. I should've known from the avatar.

[edesignuk]

hmmmm...I like it :D

[mkrishnan]

hmmmm...I like it :D

And oddly enough, edesign's avatar is a perfect fit for both worlds! :D

[tech4all]

What's going on? Whatever's happening, it's not affecting my title....not sure if that's a good or bad thing....

EDIT: OK it is affecting me, but when I clicked on my name below on the main page to see my profile, it was the normal number. :confused:

[edesignuk]

What's going on? Whatever's happening, it's not affecting my title....not sure if that's a good or bad thing.....
Yes it is. You're a "Matey" :p

edit: nevermind, you noticed ;)

[tech4all]

And why are all the Mod's sigs changed?

Why is it when a joke is going around, I never get it? :o :( :rolleyes:

[Blue Velvet]

I'm a just a lowly Sailor :(.

Better than being a 'Crying Boy'

Ar-har-har-harrr... :D

[Mudbug]

Get back to work, ya scurvy dogs. Shiver me timbers and blow me down.

A-yo ho ho. I pirate's life for me.

[Diatribe]

Great. I be a sentry an' it seems like all th' other sentries be off. Later guys. I`ll be lookin' fer th' enemy ships an' th' missin' pieces o' th' map if anyone needs me
Ya horn swollgin' scallywags!

[Jaffa Cake]

Hello Sailor! :p

[Mudbug]

By the way Blue Velvet, I love your new look :)

[Blue Velvet]

By the way Blue Velvet, I love your new look :)

It be the rations, captain... ar-harrr...

[nagromme]

I'm not a moderator (just a 68060--at least, I was) but I'd like to remind everyone that discussion of piracy is NOT permitted on these forums.

[mkrishnan]

I'm not a moderator (just a 68060--at least, I was) but I'd like to remind everyone that discussion of piracy is NOT permitted on these forums.

Keep talking like that and it'll be to the plank with yer!!!! :D

[wrc fan]

EDIT: OK it is affecting me, but when I clicked on my name below on the main page to see my profile, it was the normal number. :confused:

I think what happens is your status stays the same till you make another post. As I was still showing up as a Macrumors Regular before I made a post after all the changes.

[edesignuk]

arrrr....me plot to overthrow me MacRumors with Keira themed gibberish 'as at last come ta pass, oh aye! Tis a grand day tis!

[Sun Baked]

arrrr....me plot to overthrow me MacRumors with Keira themed gibberish 'as at last come ta pass, oh aye! Tis a grand day tis!You know it's going to be a bad day, when a single post makes you want to walk the plank. :o

[Diatribe]

Ye swabbies need t' talk more like sea dogs than horn swogglin' bilge rats. (http://www.syddware.com/cgi-bin/pirate.pl)

[combatcolin]

Don't want to go off topic but what does that little Green radion button mean?

First time i've noticed it after i was changed to matey, WTF have CPU's and water based illegal maritime activity got to do with each other? ;)

[edesignuk]

Don't want to go off topic but what does that little Green radion button mean?
You mean under peoples avatar/location? That's the online/offline thing. It's always been there.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

"But, I dont wanna be a pirate!"

:D

[Balin64]

I want to be a freakin' parrot at least!

[Balin64]

I actually want to be a one-legged parrot now... with a foul mouth and a vapid temper. I also want to be able to communicate with dolphins; so I can hear their dolphin-moans as they have sex for pleasure underneath our pirate ship. Or maybe I should be a dolphin... shaped like a missile, get laid all the time, highly intelligent... I changed my mind: I want to be a Pirate Dolphin. Change it now!

[redeye be]

roflmao,
nice one mods

:D

[Jaffa Cake]

"But, I dont wanna be a pirate!"Why, ye mutinous sea dog! We`ll lash ye t' th' yard arm an' ye`ll be havin' a taste o' me cat o'nine tails!

Anyway, you're down as a sentry.

[Sun Baked]

"But, I dont wanna be a pirate!"

:DWell, you can always be the hot sweaty guy laying out on the beach.

Just a nice day to get a tan while you're staked to the wet sand while you wait for the tide to come in, of course there is that chance you become a lovely crab feast.

[iSaint]

aarrrggghhhh!

what a nice 3:21 a.m. CST surprise, this is cool!

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Ok, maybe it's just me who gets bad memories from this:

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

...if, on the other hand, talk about one of these gentlemen, then I might change my initial response:

[Platform]

I like the new 'tars :rolleyes:

Maby now tomorrow we will get new names like G3,4,5 and others :rolleyes: :D

[britboy]

Wahey! This be a mighty fine april fools jibe.....


argh :D

[WinterMute]

It be the rations, captain... ar-harrr...

It be amazing what rum and wormey biscuits can do for a lasses complexion... arrrrrrrr!

[Veldek]

So, is there a treasure to be found somewhere on a sunny caribbean island? Give us some hints or you won't drink your grog anymore!

[WinterMute]

Wahey! This be a mighty fine april fools jibe.....


argh :D

It be amazin" who the promise of treasure flushes out of them bilges, arrrrrrrrr!


Where you been ahidin' laddie?


Arrrrrrrrrrrr harrrrrrrrrrrr!

[combatcolin]

You mean under peoples avatar/location? That's the online/offline thing. It's always been there.

So what does the red ! mean then in some next to the green button in some peoples avatars?

[bartelby]

So what does the red ! mean then in some next to the green button in some peoples avatars?


'report bad post' apparently.
They're on everyone's posts, you just won't see them on your own.

[Mord]

yar has anyone seen me eye? :)

[dsharits]

This avatar will do fine! ;)

[MOFS]

And oddly enough, edesign's avatar is a perfect fit for both worlds! :D

Ah har me bucco's! It wasn't just me that noticed that this fair theme of yon message board seemed to fit the voluptuous(yesiknowshe'sahe) edesignuks theme rather well. Methinks that we should scuttle this idea and keyhole him!

Sailor Mofs ;) :D

[yellow]

I be preferin ta see the comely lass Keira with a rightous eye patch and pegleg..

[840quadra]

ok so there is a thread on this!

I seem to be less confused now, but still puzzled!!

[clayj]

What's a Murtogg? It doesn't show up in the Pirate dictionaryRead this (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0325980/fullcredits).

[mac-er]

As far as April Fools Jokes go... this one had me confused for a second. But its a bit early, isn't it, for us on the West Coast?

Don't you know when the East Coast experiences it, it means the West Coast has too?

Just look at coverage of New Year's Eve :D

[ebunton]

These new ranking are cool! Much more entertaining than the normal! ARRRRGH

[shortyman]

Well, having the tag 'Crying Boy' is certainly an incentive to post more...lol!

:)

[edesignuk]

Well, having the tag 'Crying Boy' is certainly an incentive to post more...lol!

:)
Oh aye, but if ye be caught a spammin', ye be walkin' the plank!

[Mechcozmo]

Get back to work, ya scurvy dogs. Shiver me timbers and blow me down.

A-yo ho ho. I pirate's life for me.

Thar be no work-- today the Tiger sets sail!

I'm not a moderator (just a 68060--at least, I was) but I'd like to remind everyone that discussion of piracy is NOT permitted on these forums.

Making up titles, are we? The plank for you!

yar has anyone seen me eye? :)
Y'mean that wasn't dinner? Me stomachs a hurtin.... :eek:

[stoid]

Hmmm, I'm an officer!

*changes back to previous 'tar* :p

cyclops pirate with an eye patch. a bit hard to navigate the sea like that, arrr!

[Chappers]

Hello Sailor! :p

You beat me. LOL

[Lord Blackadder]

I LOVE pirate stuff!!

Too bad this ain't permanent...

[Raid]

Originally Posted by nagromme I'm not a moderator (just a 68060--at least, I was) but I'd like to remind everyone that discussion of piracy is NOT permitted on these forums. In response I think a few of you need to add this into your sig:Don't like my posts? Dial 1-800-RRMATEY

I saw somthing similar on the back of a boat in Costa Rica...

[easymac800g4]

what is the ranking system?
could someone spell it out for a newbie?

[Mudbug]

Gar!

Contributor : Seedy Looking Prisoner
macrumors Demi-God : Seedy Looking Prisoner
macrumors Demi-Goddess : Seedy Looking Prisoner
macrumors 601 : Privateer
macrumors 68040 : Officer
macrumors 68030 : Bo'sun
macrumors 68020 : Coxswain
macrumors 68010 : Pirate
macrumors 68000 : Corsair
macrumors 65832 : Buccaneer
macrumors 65816 : Sentry
macrumors 6502 : Matey
macrumors regular : Sailor
macrumors member : Town Clerk
macrumors newbie : Crying Boy

[aricher]

Ok - I was going to post an image of the Simpson's sea captain but this funnier image came up on google.

Yarrgh Matey!

[Doctor Q]

Arrrrrrrrrrrr harrrrrrrrrrrr!Ye might be wanting to gargle wit' a bit o' rum. 'tis a proper way to deal with yer persistent sore throat.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Arrrrrrrrrrrr harrrrrrrrrrrr!Ye might be wanting to gargle wit' a bit o' rum. 'tis a proper way to deal with yer persistent sore throat.
:D :D :D

Best one I've heard all day...

[puckhead193]

is their a point to this? Although it is funny (downloading yo-ho-ho in a bottle of rum now) :cool:

[rainman::|:|]

And yet, this isn't the first time i've been called seedy.

today.

:)

[yellow]

is their a point to this?

There was..

GAR (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=118071&page=1&pp=30)

[mischief]

is their a point to this? Although it is funny (downloading yo-ho-ho in a bottle of rum now) :cool:

I'll show you the point.... *(Huge predatory grin)*



...the point o' me blade laddy. *(Draws baskethilt broadsword, dinged but keen it be.)*

Just unner yer chin methinks!

Yar!

[yellow]

Nice new name Paul :)

[MacNut]

I thought I was losing it for a sec. :p

[PlaceofDis]

hey i want to chnange my name!!! LoL things are just strange today i guess

[wrc fan]

Nice new name Paul :)

Is the new name a april fools thing, or something permanant?

[IJ Reilly]

Hargg hargg hargg! Avast ye matey and half-avast too! Me parrot's pooped on me shoulder! Hargg!

[wordmunger]

Gar!

Contributor : Seedy Looking Prisoner
macrumors Demi-God : Seedy Looking Prisoner
macrumors Demi-Goddess : Seedy Looking Prisoner
macrumors 601 : Privateer
macrumors 68040 : Officer
macrumors 68030 : Bo'sun
macrumors 68020 : Coxswain
macrumors 68010 : Pirate
macrumors 68000 : Corsair
macrumors 65832 : Buccaneer
macrumors 65816 : Sentry
macrumors 6502 : Matey
macrumors regular : Sailor
macrumors member : Town Clerk
macrumors newbie : Crying Boy

Only 19 more posts and I get to be a Pirate! Bwahahahaha!

Unfortunately I'm busy enough today that I don't think I'll manage 19 substantive posts. Woulda been fun, though!

[nagromme]

"But, I dont wanna be a pirate!"

:D
Great minds think alike :D

[Hemingray]

Okay, I'll play along. :D

:::changes avatar and sig:::

[yellow]

:::changes avatar and sig:::

That avatar is ****** sweet!

[zelmo]

Poll: Who wants to keep the pirate theme?

[yellow]

MEEEEEE!!!

[edesignuk]

Poll: Who wants to keep the pirate theme?
Aye, t'will be 'ard t' stop talkin' like this...arrrr...

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Poll: Who wants to keep the pirate theme?
Really hope not... one day will be MORE than enough... :)

[PlaceofDis]

Aye, t'will be 'ard t' stop talkin' like this...arrrr...

maybe if we were really talking, now typing as we are.....eh i think not.....



i think the pirate stuff is a bit much and i would grow sick of it after a day myself.....

[ravenvii]

Avast! Ye mateys be crazy! Arrr!

[zelmo]

maybe if we were really talking, now typing as we are.....eh i think not.....



i think the pirate stuff is a bit much and i would grow sick of it after a day myself.....

Even though I threw out the question, I agree that this is really fun as a one-off theme, but that it would quickly grow tiresome if perpetuated.

BTW, how is it that paulwhannel got a new user name out of this? I thought that was no longer allowed?

[edesignuk]

maybe if we were really talking, now typing as we are.....eh i think not.....



i think the pirate stuff is a bit much and i would grow sick of it after a day myself.....
I was joking ;)

[parrothead]

I want to be a freakin' parrot at least!


How about a parrothead? GAR!! Ye yellow dog, there can be only one parrothead!

[PlaceofDis]

BTW, how is it that paulwhannel got a new user name out of this? I thought that was no longer allowed?

i want to know too, because i no longer use PlaceofDis anywhere besides here, there is a much different name that i am now known by, if i could change it i probably would.....

is there a reason for changing pauls?

[edesignuk]

is there a reason for changing pauls?
Yes, there is :)

It's my understanding that we still don't really like name changes unless there is a valid reason (something more than "oh I just don't like my current name").

[PlaceofDis]

Yes, there is :)

It's my understanding that we still don't really like name changes unless there is a valid reason (something more than "oh I just don't like my current name").

ok cool, understandable, i can be PlaceofDis here and EonApocalypse to everyone else then haha, i guess its a private matter as to why it was changed but the curiosity got the best of me with it i suppose

[Kwyjibo]

Poll: Who wants to keep the pirate theme?


I do and shamus agrees!

[MacNut]

I say we keep it like this for the weekend. :p

[yellow]

I be plannin' on writin' with this piratical flair for the forseeable future. Err.. Arrr..

[Sun Baked]

I say we keep it like this for the weekend. :pHow about until they get rid of the MPX bus on the PowerBooks? http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11434&stc=1

[PlaceofDis]

I be plannin' on writin' with this piratical flair for the forseeable future. Err.. Arrr..

gonna be your 'gimmick' huh? reminds me of InkMonkey's gimmick thread LoL

[edesignuk]

gonna be your 'gimmick' huh? reminds me of InkMonkey's gimmick thread LoL
t'would be a fiiiine gimmick matey, t'd make me larf, and think of 'tis day in times t' come, oh aye.

[yellow]

I be looking forward to explain' the intricacies o' UNIX to some scurvy switcher. Arrg.

sudo /sbin/keellhaul -u ~/switcher

[MacNut]

I wonder what people are thinking who are visiting this site for the first time today. :) :cool:

[edesignuk]

I wonder what people are thinking who are visiting this site for the first time today. :)
I think I'll go back to Windows? :eek: :D :p

...matey...;)

[MacNut]

I think I'll go back to Windows? :eek: :D :p

...matey...;)Either that or I shouldn't of drank so much last night. :p

[LimeiBook86]

Yarr!!

I be a Sentry!

:D

[PlaceofDis]

Yarr!!

I be a Sentry!

:D

off to yur post ye scallywag!! i be a coxswain, whatever that is......

[bousozoku]

I wonder what people are thinking who are visiting this site for the first time today. :) :cool:

Just check on Rhobes thread "Condiments for Administrators" and you'll see. (I wonder if he's noticed the change in the thread's title.)

[mad jew]

How about until they get rid of the MPX bus on the PowerBooks? http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11434&stc=1

Arrrr, they be the funniest smilies everrrrrrr. Arrrrrr

:::ROFL - no consequence of thee bountiful rum arrrr:::

[Fiveos22]

Hmm, demi-goddess equals...

Demi goddess apparently.

Hrmph.


Seedy Looking Prisoner...that's hilarious.

[quackattack]

We have to keep the pirate theme, this is so funny! Yar!

[MacNut]

Hardy har har

[wrc fan]

Darn! I'm no longer a sailor. I guess back to my cardboard box in the alley.

[Doctor Q]

This whole thread is going to seem a little odd to those reading it from now on, with things back to normal.

And it's all the fault of those other moderators!

[MacNut]

Maybe this should become the read when your drunk thread then. :p

[ravenvii]

MATEYS!!!

... Where'd all the pirates go? :(

[MacNut]

The ship sank. :(

[Hemingray]

I think I'll keep my avatARRRR for awhile longer. :p

[Mechcozmo]

The ship sank. :(

I need to change my 'tar back....

[tech4all]

MATEYS!!!

... Where'd all the pirates go? :(

It's no longer April Fools, well at least not on the east coast (at the time it stopped).

[Doctor Q]

A request from the former Quartetto (Captain Jack Sparrow's crew member) to those who changed to special pirate avatars for today's amusement:

For posterity, please post here the avatar you used today.

Mine:

[Nermal]

This was mine.

[edesignuk]

Arrrr....mateys, tis a mighty sad mornin'...

...everything is back to normal :eek: oh well, it was fun while it lasted, here was my new "look" for Apr 1st '05 :)

[wrc fan]

...everything is back to normal

looks like the mods still have larger than usual avatars. now we can see keira so much better. :rolleyes: :)

[Blue Velvet]

...to those who changed to special pirate avatars for today's amusement: For posterity, please post here the avatar you used today.

Gorgeous!

[Mechcozmo]

Mine was a boring, quick and dirty Photoshop job that just said what my 'tar said but pirate-ized...

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22325&stc=1

[WinterMute]

Dead men do tell tales apparently... Harrrrrrrrr Urrrrrrrrrrr um...

[MacNut]

So why can't we all get bigger tars :confused:

[Applespider]

Mine was from the last time I dressed up as a pirate... I did like that patch and cutlass.

[mad jew]

looks like the mods still have larger than usual avatars. now we can see keira so much better. :rolleyes: :)

Yeah, that's a good thing IMO. They need something to keep them separated and distinguishable from the rest of us motley crew. Hopefully, it stays this way.

[Hemingray]

Here's mine...

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Aah, back to normal... :D

Fun while it lasted, though... I used this 'tar, with the sig': "But I don't wanna be a pirate!" ;)

[yellow]

First Mate Brock Sampson and unknown parrot "friend"

[killuminati]

Aah, back to normal... :D

Fun while it lasted, though... I used this 'tar, with the sig': "But I don't wanna be a pirate!" ;)

HAHAHA, the puffy shirt!!!

[Mudbug]

yo-ho-ho. Mutiny is the life for me, you scalliwags.

[Xtremehkr]

That was a nice touch, it took me a while to notice it, definitely cool.

[wordmunger]

Here's mine:

[dsharits]

mine: http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22346&stc=1

[vniow]

Eh, I think I'll keep mine for awhile.

[dotdotdot]

What was mine? did I have one?? I miss all the fun :(

[tech4all]

What was mine? did I have one?? I miss all the fun :(

No, I think people put there by choice. I didn't put a pirate-themed avatar either :( ;)

[Abulia]

I suppose it's never too late to point out that September 19th is National Talk Like A Pirate Day? :D So practice up!

Go here (http://www.talklikeapirate.com/) for tips on how to be a top-notch pirate! I've been talking like a pirate for the past two years!

[Doctor Q]

I've been talking like a pirate for the past two years!Then why didn't you use piratespeak for your post here? :(

I worked so hard at piratespeaking all day April 1st that I'm not sure I'll be ready again by September.

[PlaceofDis]

I've been talking like a pirate for the past two years!


haha that reminds me of the one crazy guy in Dodgeball who thinks hes a pirate ;)

[yellow]

Frankly I miss the pirate theme. :(

[Abulia]

Then why didn't you use piratespeak for your post here? :(
Because it's not September 19th? :rolleyes:

;)

[wordmunger]

Frankly I miss the pirate theme. :(

I don't particularly miss it, but I was just a few posts of the required level to be an actual "pirate." I think I was a corsair or something. If we went back to the "pirate" theme, I'd really be a "pirate." Now THAT would be cool.