Plunderathon
plunderathon annual piratethemed festival portland oregon united state usually coincides fleet week rose festival plunderathon run group calling infernal order pirate buccaneer scallywag privateer pride heavy disinformation campaign leading event often issuing press statement flatly contradict previous one making historical claim plunderathons century ago throughout event designated historian often called upon recite history order exchange rum making spot claiming authenticity plunderathon tied venue location mobile combination parade bar crawl public art spectacle similar cacophonysocietys santacon participant dress pirate make ship shopping cart parade town around hour mostly old townchinatown downtown vaseline alley area costume range cheap party store item highquality theatrical costume plunderathon pirate featured treasure chestshaped piñata full condom beanbag fight called cannonball fight north park block also visited shanghai tunnel walked completely powell book pearl district pushed shipcart u bancorp tower blocked traffic several downtown street moving one place another long singlefile line new plunderathon logo released website january state element logo skull mug tilted away center handle upward place eyesockets rum bottle tilted together take place nasal passage crossed unadorned bone lie behind skull circle around skull crossed bone lower left end cross lower right text infernal order pirate buccaneer scallywag privateer grocery store clerk cross text est year first plunderathon long element exist nothing added logo used identify participated plunderathon pirate split plunderathon gone omit text infernal order pirate buccaneer scallywag privateer grocery store clerk retain est respect root plunderathon recordsetting pirate size overall though one point number topped featured compressedair cannon shot sex toy chocolate coin small toy passer well large rubber band war invasion pride festival portland pirate rock band sunken chest played rockn set ash street saloon flagship hm venture named adult swim cartoon venture bros replaced flagship hm birdman venture first flagship survive plunderathon intact another ship flaming molly shanghaied end event wreckage found old town week later next chocolate shop plunderathon featured oregonian culturepulp comic well local newspaper portland mercury daily oregonian willamette week event adultsonly event organizer threatened blog call child protective service parent brings kid event official website cacophony society website plunderathon myspace group