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1:05

George and funerals

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2025/07/11

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. On his days off, he'd walk around the local cemeteries, looking for groups of people. The bigger the group, the better. "He was such a good man," he'd say to the widow, or whatever was appropriate for the deceased. "We knew each other in high school." Then, he'd grab a free lunch from the reception, stuffing his pockets with shrimp and other goodies. He'd also grab some flowers, because the ship needed some color, or to make a good impression

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9:37

Weekly Challenge #1002 – You’re not going

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2025/07/06

RichardTom Lisa Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is Pawn RICHARD --- Something blue --- "You're not going." She meant it. No negotiating. Mind made up. Still, there was no way I was going down without a fight. I was determined to make a stand. "C'mon" I pleaded, "it's a one-off. I won't get another shot at it. Surely I deserve one. Please?" It didn't work. "No! You'll spend the night gawking at strippers, get blind drunk and end up naked, tied to a lamppost at

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1:23

George and the container ship

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2025/07/05

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He'd been taking to long periods of melancholy and self-doubt. Or he'd obsess on the most esoteric things. "A container is a container because it contains things," said George. "If it's empty, is it still a container." "Well, it still contains nothing, right?" said the captain. "Yes, but nothing is nothing," said George. "I don't think it counts." "What if a container has the potential to contain things?" said George. As the two debated, their

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1:08

George’s consultants

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2025/07/04

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. Consultants put together a focus group to figure out what was wrong with George. "Why doesn't he have an eyepatch?" said a housewife from Burbank. "And a peg leg. And a hook for a hand." "George is such a weak name," said a lawyer from Thousand Oaks. "Maybe some color of beard could be his name?" Others suggested that George be recast as a sidekick to a better pirate. They prepared a report for George, who threw it in the trash. Along with all

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1:22

George the social justice pirate

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2025/07/03

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He hadn't planned on becoming a pirate. He hadn't planned on eighty thousand dollars in student loans, either. All for a Bachelor's degree in Social Justice. Nobody would hire him. "What if you paid for me to get my Masters and PhD?" he'd ask the interviewers. Security escorted him out. George tried to organize protests against them, but nobody would join. "Call us when you have a Masters or PhD," said the ACLU. That night, George noticed some

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1:13

George review

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2025/07/02

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. His annual reviews reflected this, and George got "Needs Improvement" while other pirates got "Meets Expectations" or "Exceeds Expectations." George didn't get a raise or bonus, and he envied the other pirates for their fancy new gold teeth and shiny new cutlasses. Rummy Joe showed off his bright new parrot. "He speaks five languages," he said. George sighed and went back to work. He figured that whoever got killed, he'd just loot their body for

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1:17

George the brand

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2025/07/01

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. So he quit his job, started a supply company, and he sold high-quality equipment to ship captains. Pirates would then attack the ships and steal the supplies. He indirectly became the most popular brand of pirate supplies in the world. Pirates would proudly wear his George the Pirate gear, and civilian posers would buy it up to look cool, only for the pirates to steal. He started a chain restaurant franchise, built a theme park. Proudly shouting

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1:13

George on the moon

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2025/06/30

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He was always stopping and asking for directions. This was awkward at best, and dangerous at worst. Stopping in the middle of a battle for directions led to many unnecessary confrontations. Trying to make the best of it, the crew would board and capture the enemy vessels. One time, George got so lost, he wound up on the moon. Nobody's sure how he managed that, but the lack of air made it very hard to sail. And breathe. "Hard to starboard!"

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9:30

Weekly Challenge #1001 – PICK TWO The sparrow,...

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2025/06/29

RichardLisa Lizzie Serendipidy Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is You’re not going RICHARD --- Glen Talnara --- Sometimes you have to treat yourself, even if it means being extravagant. Everyone deserves to feel special every now and again. My treat? A forty year old, limited edition single malt. Lovingly distilled on a remote Scottish island, following a family tradition, centuries old. It wasn't cheap. Actually, it was eye- wateringly expensive, but I felt I deserved

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1:15

George’s models

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2025/06/27

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He liked to plan raids. Maybe overplan them. He'd draw up detailed maps from scouting missions, lay out a model on the table with intricate hills and trees and ships. "They have working sails and bells!" said George, flicking a tiny bell with his finger. TING! He spent so much time planning, thee was never any time to conduct the actual raids. So, his crewmates would sell his models to museums and rich aristocrats. "Hey, we're low on art

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George’s disappointment

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2025/06/26

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He wanted to fly a Jolly Roger over the ship, but he wasn't very good at sewing. The first flag came out all crooked. "Looks like the Jolly Rickets," said the captain. "You know, because of the bones." "I get it," grumbled George, and he tried again. "More like the Jolly Osteroperosis now," said the captain. "Maybe we can check eBay?" George kept trying and failing. Eventually, he ordered a He-Man cartoon Skeleton iron-on patch. "Have I

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1:11

George vs Maui

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2025/06/25

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. While sailing around the Hawaiian Islands, he called "hard to port" when he meant "hard to starboard", and ended up running into some very hard rocks. "Welcome to Maui," said the natives, handing out flower leis to each crewman who crawled out of the wrecked ship. While the pirates enjoyed the... um... hospitality of the island, George worked on repairing the ship. It took him three weeks, and the crew begrudgingly set sail again. And hit the

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1:09

George, Coffee, and Tea

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2025/06/24

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. Some people like coffee. Others prefer tea. So, when his shipmates raided and plundered, George would grab the tea and coffee. The tea was useful for bribing British Navy vessels to let them go. The coffee was useful for bribing American Navy vessels. George couldn't stand either coffee or tea. He preferred rum. Lots of it. So much, he was pretty much wasted off his ass all day. No wonder why his aim was so bad with the cannons. And he tended to

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1:11

George the booth babe

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2025/06/23

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He also wasn't a very good public speaker. At the annual pirate conference, the keynote speaker dropped out at the last minute and the organizers begged George to fill in. "Sure," said George. "When is it?" "Right now," said the emcee, shoving George on to the stage. George rambled about himself for an hour, telling endless boring and pointless stories. The audience booed and rushed the stage, dragging George to the exhibitor's hall where

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18:28

Weekly Challenge #1000 – Narrow

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2025/06/22

RichardLisa Lizzie Serendipidy Tom Norval Joe Planet Z The next topic is PICK TWO The sparrow, Waveform, Limited edition, Ouroboros, Broken glass RICHARD --- Narrow --- As things go, it was a pretty narrow requirement, some would say overly-restrictive and limiting. I guess that was the point, really. It'll never work, I thought. It's not sustainable, people aren't going to like it, and it's not something I could ever imagine having any real longevity. I'd give it a few

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1:18

George hunts snipe

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2025/06/21

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. "We're running low on provisions, George," said the captain, handing George a large burlap sack. "Go get some snipe." George ran up and down the beach for hours, hooting like an owl. The rest of the crew watched from the ship, laughing and drinking. Until George came back. The sack was twisting in his arms, emitting horrendous growls and shrieks. George threw it down on the deck. Everyone stared at the sack for a few minutes as it thrashed

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1:23

Drunk George

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2025/06/20

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. Most pirates could hold their liquor. George couldn't. He was a lightweight and an awful drunk. One flagon of grog, and he was stumbling. Two, and he was under the table. George threw up a lot. When he threw up, he imagined that he was feeding a nest of baby birds, and he was their mother. An alcoholic, pathetic mother bird. Not as much feeding her chicks as vomiting all over them. "Get him down from the balcony!" roared the captain, covered in

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1:27

George at the mountains of madness

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2025/06/19

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. His navigation skills were awful, and the ship ran aground on Antarctica. Members of the crew who left to hunt giant penguins for food mysteriously vanished. George himself led a rescue team, only to discover the hunting party's horribly mutilated corpses. Further George went, coming upon the wall of a strange stone city. Pools of bubbling, putrid masses, babbling insane nonsense. "The Elder Things," mumbled the first mate, before he tore out

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1:13

George’s ideas

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2025/06/18

George was a pirate, but he wasn't a very good pirate. He'd had lots of ideas that would make the ship run more smoothly. But the captain wouldn't listen to any of his ideas. His crewmates ignored him. He even told the ship's parrot, which just squawked and asked for a cracker. George gave up caring, and became horribly depressed. And then, the captain called for all hands on deck. He announced all of George's changes. "We'll be the best crew on the seas!" he said. "All thanks to this brilliant

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