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1 PS, 1 LIVE POLL: [3rd WK Sept.] Female Pirate You Most Want To Emulate (Intl' Pirate Week)

 
Talk Like a Pirate Day
is a global celebration to enjoy channeling your inner pirate for the whole world to see every September 19th. The day provides an opportunity to break out of your routine, learn some history, and have some fun. While some simply inject an "ahoy!," a "blimey," a "heave ho," a "shiver me timbers!" or a few "yo ho hos" into their speech when appropriate throughout the day, others choose a next-level approach that includes dressing and acting the part, in addition to a full treatment of pirate lingo infused into every conversation throughout the day.

 

Female Pirate You Most Want To Emulate [Live-Action] 

Which select female sea, air, or space pirate character live-action portrayal would you choose to emulate for their speech, their dress, their mannerisms, and otherwise on "World Talk Like a Pirate Day" each year?

Live Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/6D8WiBf5YpdgTJ2eP67EXw/

Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4111829479/

QuickView List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4111829479/copy/

 

Female Pirate You Most Want To Emulate [Animation]

Which select female sea, air, or space pirate character animated portrayal would you choose to emulate for their speech, their dress, their mannerisms, and otherwise on "World Pirate Week" each year?

International Pirate Week is a global celebration to enjoy channeling your inner pirate for the whole world to see every the third week in September. The week provides an opportunity to break out of your routine, learn some history, and have some fun. While some simply inject an "ahoy!," a "blimey," a "heave ho," a "shiver me timbers!" or a few "yo ho hos" into their speech when appropriate throughout the week, others choose a next-level approach that includes dressing and acting the part, in addition to a full treatment of pirate lingo infused into every conversation throughout the week.

Live Poll: TBD
Poll List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4113554890/

QuickView List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4113554890/copy/

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6 days ago

How about Angela Lansbury (yes, her) in the 1983 "The Pirates of Penzance."

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086112/mediaviewer/rm680433408/?ref_=ttmi_mi_4_4

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@TheOldJalapenoman​,

Thanks, good suggestion. I added her to the answer pool. Any more suugestions??? I am still looking to upgrade 5-10 options with more notable female sea, air and space pirates.

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Female Pirate You Most Want To Emulate [Live-Action] 

         

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@urbanemovies​   Let me think on it a while and I'll get back to you.  I've got doctors appointments and lab work and tests this morning.

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@urbanemovies​   Just a thought... did The Princess Bride join Wesley (the Dread Pirate Roberts) as a pirate before he turned the ship over to Inigo Montoya?

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@TheOldJalapenoman​  Here is the final act from the film from The Princess Bride wikia. I think she is rescued, then the Dread Pirate title is offered to Inigo, but it is unclear whether he accepts the offer,  they ride off together and the Wesley and Princess Buttercup up share a kiss. It isn't clear and would be more of pirates-by-marriage (assuming they got married) option, as a possible best a case scenerio.

Ideally, the options I am looking to upgrade are the more gray ones, swapping out former pirates and those who only help and associate with pirates for female characters that are more black&white pirates or full-fledged pirates.

These qualities would check a couple boxes: 1) pirate leader or member of a pirate ship crew, 2) personally commit acts of piracy or commit illegal acts to aid & abet the pirate cause 3) self-described as a pirate or be considered a pirate by other pirates.

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5 days ago

"My name is feared in every dirty corner of this island!"

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@Breumaster​ 

Does someone know where this quote comes from - without research in the www or A.I.??

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@Breumaster​ I don't anyone is going to get it. 

  • My name is feared in every dirty corner of this island!
  • So you got that job as janitor, after all.

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@urbanemovies​ 

Yay - Boycrush Peepwood!

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4 days ago

@urbanemovies,

Ahoy, ye clever scallywag of a poll-maker!

Shiver me timbers, what a magnificent notion ye’ve cast into the deep blue! To chart a course for "World Talk Like a Pirate Day" by lookin’ to the fiercest lasses of the high seas, the wild blue yonder, and the starry void be a stroke o' pure genius. 


May yer sails catch a hearty tailwind, and may yer poll haul in a mighty bounty of votes! Fair winds and treasure aplenty to ye, matey! Arrr!

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@dan_dassow​ Ahoy, matey. I appreciate the broadside of support and the jolly wishes in securing a bounty of votes. Suggestions?

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3 days ago

Looks like you eliminated all of the animated ones.  I'm sorry, but I'm drawing a blank as to more of them.  

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@TheOldJalapenoman​ Thanks, it worked out anyway. I was able to find a dozen more live-action female characters from a mix of current, classic and foreign movies and tv series. But, they mostly were from less notable titles and although still worthy, were definitely more obscure. I have spun off the animated female pirates onto a separate poll list, Female Pirate You Most Want To Emulate [Animated]. Feel free to make suggestions on the other list or this one, if any other pirate potrayals do come to mind.

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2 days ago

Please correct:

#31: Jeannie Bell 

#32: Hetty Baynes 

FYC, if she qualifies:

Sharako Lohar from House of the Dragon

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11198330/mediaviewer/rm3556139265/

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@Jessica​ I corrected both #31: Jeannie Bell & #32: Hetty Baynes. Although, Jeannie Bell, now goes by Jean Bell professionally, she was credited in this film and over the first 2/3 of her films as "Jeannie".

Thanks, for the Sharako Lohar from House of the Dragon suggestion. 

I agree Sharako Lohar from House of the Dragon should be considered, but would lean against her inclusion as 1) she was commanding the combined three city-state  government navies of Free Cities of Lys, Myr, and Tyrosh (Triarchy) 2) the Triarchy Fleet defeated the pirates operating in the area of Stepstones & Narrow Sea (putting them on opposite side of the pirate cause) 3) The loot they secured from passing ships was a government-sanctioned toll or protection fee or tax. "The Triarchy's navies levied high taxes on all passing ships in exchange for this protection, however, and as the years passed the taxes grew worse than what the losses to the pirates used to be." 4) the Triarchy fleet and their admiral don't self-describe as "pirates", even though others would regard them as worse than pirates. 

In end, I think you could argue the Triarchy were commiting acts of piracy, under the veil of being the government or a government-sanctioned force, at worst the label that could  be used to describe the Triarchy Fleet would be as "privateers".

The qualities I am looking for inclusion are: 1) pirate leader or member of a pirate ship crew, 2) personally commit acts of piracy or commit illegal acts to aid & abet the pirate cause 3) self-described as a pirate or be considered a pirate by other pirates.

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@Jessica​, Thanks, your suggestion sparked this other female Westeros pirate leader to come to mind.

     

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2 days ago

For your animated list... Does Popeye the Sailor Man ever face a female pirate in his cartoons?  If I have time and feel well enough, I may try to research that today.  I was up sick all night and am about to shower and go back to bed (for now).

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To answer my own question, he does face off against "The Sea Hag" (a female pirate) multiple times.  The picture that I found was from 2004's "Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy."  In this one, the Sea Hag is played by Kathy Bates (which is a bigger name to add to your poll).  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400743/mediaviewer/rm3363525376/

Other episodes of Popeye with The Sea Hag include:

Sea Hagracy  1960

Hag-Way Robbery  1960

Popeye Snags the Sea Hag  1960

Popeye's Double Trouble  1961

Gem Jam  1961

Voo Doo to You Too 1961

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@TheOldJalapenoman​  You are correct, the Sea Hag is in the answer pool, as she sails the Seven Seas in her ship called the Black Barnacle as the captain with her pirate crews acting as henchmen.

Mae Questel (voice) as Sea Hag (sea witch/pirate captain) in "Popeye the Sailor" (1960 – 1962) [TV series]

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@urbanemovies​ Sorry that I missed her in the middle of the list.

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@TheOldJalapenoman​, Not a problem, I was debating whether to include her, but seems to regarded as a full-fledged pirate with a ship and crew in addition to being a sea witch. Your second opinion that she was top of mind response among animated female pirates only solidified her spot.

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@Peter_pbn​ Thanks,

FYC, the second part, Female Pirate You Most Want To Emulate [Animation] is ready now. I changed the slant to increase the shelf-life and timeliness to extend beyond just the day.

International Pirate Week is a global celebration to enjoy channeling your inner pirate for the whole world to see every the third week in September. 

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