owen byrne owenpermafrostnet ben hammersley wrote thursday sep 19 2002 1451 europelondon bill kearney wrote completely unrelated funny department talk like pirate day httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdynarticlesa50112002sep11html today course piratecore rapping style httppoormanblogspotcom2002_09_01_poorman_archivehtml81798893 anything anything get us geek dating tips topic bill kearney arrr scurvy dog bill kearney well shiver timbers favorite pirate phrase missing thosearrr wondering theres rap equivalent owen httpwwwquinioncomwordsqaqashi2htm q section shiver timbers tad spencer please could tell phrase shiver timbers originated one supposedly nautical expressions seem better known couple appearances fiction actual sailors usage exclamation may allude ship striking rock obstacle hard timbers shiver shake implying calamity occurred first recorded used captain frederick marryat jacob faithful 1835 wont thrash tom shiver timbers gained firm place language almost fifty years later robert louis stevenson found kind oldsalt saying fitted character long john silver treasure island cross youll go many good mans gone yardarm shiver timbers board feed fishes since mainly preserve secondrate seafaring yarns thu 19 sep 2002 120605 0300 avast matey