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Post by Britney's_Fears on Jun 16, 2009 20:49:15 GMT -5
I know there's been some discussion on these boards concerning the theft of pirate flags at Roo.
I was privy to some information just by "happenstance". My neighbors had friends camped all around the grounds and one of them came by to visit. He was distraught because he caught some guy stealing his pirate flag. Now apparently my neighbor's friend was oblivious to the fact that you should not fly a pirate flag at Roo and took great offense at it being stolen. He said he chased the guy back to his campsite. He said "The guy was all dreads and sh!t....and when I got to his camper there was a bunch of dudes that looked just like him, even the chicks looked like 'em, all dreads and pierced and dirty." He yelled at the wook to give his flag back to him and the wook ran to his camper throwing the flag inside and slamming the door. The wook said "The game works like this, if someone steals your pirate flag the only way to get it back is to steal someone else's. You can't have YOUR flag back." My oblivious neighbors friend said "Quack that! I want my flag back." The wook proceeded to shove the neighbor's friend almost knocking him off his feet backwards. The other wooks started yelling obsenities telling him to "get the quack away from our camp or we're gonna kick your @ss!"
Now take this info and do with it what you will but it appears to me that the wooks are the ones responsible for the disappearing pirate flags.
If only my neighbor's friend could have been more sensitive to the wook ways and culture he could have avoided such a bad scene.
Personally, I think wooks are cute and fun to feed. But that's just how I roll.
Post by nodepression on Jun 16, 2009 20:55:41 GMT -5
Ugh, wooks are something that Roo could do without. Seriously, by the end of the weekend I got really tired of seeing those dirty hippies all over the place. They need to take a shower, get rid of the dreads (Or at least get the washable clean kind) and stop using a ten foot circle to dance. Luckily I avoided them most of the time during the shows I went to.
Post by jambandjohn on Jun 16, 2009 21:23:39 GMT -5
Perhaps your friend, in the interest of cultural exchange, could have introduced the wook to a little of the pirate ways and made him a honorary Blackbeard by setting his hair on fire...
Post by Fishing Maniac on Jun 16, 2009 21:48:39 GMT -5
My pirate flag got stolen. It said "Fish or Cut Bait". I had it last year. I'm not even going to go into what would have ensued had I been in the situation that your friend was in. Four flat tires and a gas tank full of sugar is what springs to mind. I'm just upset that I forgot to bring the circle hooks that I was going to use to booby trap my flag. I have an extreme hatred of theft and dishonesty of all kinds. Steeling peoples' private property is not a game. It is being a scumbag piece of trash. Next year if someone steels my flag it will ruin their weekend, (and rightfully so) because I will not forget my hooks.
To give you an idea of what a circle hook is here's a picture. They are self setting and that bend to the point just above the barb makes them very hard to remove. You ain't getting one of those out of your hand on the farm. You will need stitches. You will learn to respect the property of others.
My pirate flag got stolen. It said "Fish or Cut Bait". I had it last year. I'm not even going to go into what would have ensued had I been in the situation that your friend was in. Four flat tires and a gas tank full of sugar is what springs to mind. I'm just upset that I forgot to bring the circle hooks that I was going to use to booby trap my flag. I have an extreme hatred of theft and dishonesty of all kinds. Steeling peoples' private property is not a game. It is being a scumbag piece of trash. Next year if someone steels my flag it will ruin their weekend, (and rightfully so) because I will not forget my hooks.
To give you an idea of what a circle hook is here's a picture. They are self setting and that bend to the point just above the barb makes them very hard to remove. You ain't getting one of those out of your hand on the farm. You will need stitches. You will learn to respect the property of others.
Get white flags, then soak them in black ink. After that use a stencil to put the white flag logo on. Set them up randomly, then enjoy watching wooks with black hands all weekend.
Post by plasticpepper on Jun 16, 2009 22:18:12 GMT -5
One of the girls in our group kept trying to use a couple pirate flags nearby as landmarks to find our tent and/or car. I was like ummmmm a pirate flag is really not a good landmark to use.....
My locked pole mount I designed worked great all weekend. I flew my Mardi Gras flag on top and a Jolly Roger below it (changed to a Gadsden flag Sunday) Fri-Sat and no one messed with it. I had 3 more in the tool box if they did. $6.95 shipped on line, whatever, steal one if you can. All my neighbors were using my 25 footer as a landmark and for giving directions to their friends. It was a pretty bitchin' flag pole if I don't say so myself. I did take it down during the lightning storm - yikes.
My locked pole mount I designed worked great all weekend. I flew my Mardi Gras flag on top and a Jolly Roger below it (changed to a Gadsden flag Sunday) Fri-Sat and no one messed with it. I had 3 more in the tool box if they did. $6.95 shipped on line, whatever, steal one if you can. All my neighbors were using my 25 footer as a landmark and for giving directions to their friends. It was a pretty bitchin' flag pole if I don't say so myself. I did take it down during the lightning storm - yikes.
Yeah and that's about actual size for the ones I planned to bring.
I think smaller ones would work better because they couldn't be seen as easy. Get 100 small ones and embed them all in the flag. Fishhook(s) in your hand at Roo can't be good.
Excellent idea FM, it would almost be worth taking a pirate flag to Roo just to booby trap it and have some "wook fun".
I wish I would have known bringing Pirate flags was dangerous. Mine was a present and it got stolen on Friday. Not very nice of the wooks
Next year we need to play OUR game to try and catch the wooks who are stealing the flags. I have some pretty nasty ideas on how to surprise them, as far as I am concerned the only rule is try not to cause any damage that would need stitches. It is not like wooks have insurance.
I wish I would have known bringing Pirate flags was dangerous. Mine was a present and it got stolen on Friday. Not very nice of the wooks
Next year we need to play OUR game to try and catch the wooks who are stealing the flags. I have some pretty nasty ideas on how to surprise them, as far as I am concerned the only rule is try not to cause any damage that would need stitches. It is not like wooks have insurance.
I wish I would have known bringing Pirate flags was dangerous. Mine was a present and it got stolen on Friday. Not very nice of the wooks
Next year we need to play OUR game to try and catch the wooks who are stealing the flags. I have some pretty nasty ideas on how to surprise them, as far as I am concerned the only rule is try not to cause any damage that would need stitches. It is not like wooks have insurance.
What do you think about the fishhook idea? I think FM is onto something.
How about getting two flags and sew them together so they are one flag, and inside line it with razor blades. How about THAT game?
I would be willing to bet the flags would stop disappearing.
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I was thinking more about covering them in photographic dye at night so their hands and bodies would turn bright yellow or red the next morning. Also diluted pepper spray so that they get a treat next time they rub their eyes. Fish hooks and razor blades area bit much, and honestly it will be a lot more fun just to do something that will embarrass the hell out of them. A counterweight that splatter paint on their backs, or a hidden spring that launches horse poo at the offender are also good options.
Post by 9_sectored on Jun 17, 2009 13:53:30 GMT -5
Whats the deal with pirate flags anyway? Taboo? Anyone that wants to put one up should be able to do just that...and wooks..get a life...no stealing <shaking finger>..BAD!
^It is just a game they play, pretty much if you bring a pirate flag someone is gonna try to steal it. They have contests, and post pictures of how many they got online. I ran a couple off at AllGood last year who were after the camp inforoo, and corncat flag.
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Post by Johnny Cornseed on Jun 17, 2009 14:08:05 GMT -5
I love it. It's all in fun. If you don't want it to happen to you don't fly a pirate flag. Simple as that. (just like if you don't like people looking at you, don't paint your boobies)
Johnny Cornseed was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced corn trees to large parts of the east coast. He became an American legend, largely because of his kind and generous ways, his great leadership in conservation, and the symbolic importance of corn.
I love it. It's all in fun. If you don't want it to happen to you don't fly a pirate flag. Simple as that. (just like if you don't like people looking at you, don't paint your boobies)
That's what I thought. It's just a game and nothing to get too upset about.
Of course if we start playing OUR game, there will be nothing for hem to be upset about. I wonder how many wooks with black hands I will be able o find.
^It is just a game they play, pretty much if you bring a pirate flag someone is gonna try to steal it. They have contests, and post pictures of how many they got online. I ran a couple off at AllGood last year who were after the camp inforoo, and corncat flag.
Yeah-I could understand going for the corncat flag...and all in fun or no-people dont generally like to have their s@it stolen btw
Post by spacedoutokie on Jun 17, 2009 14:26:45 GMT -5
The ink sounds like a good idea, fish-hooks and razor blades are a very bad idea for more than one reason. You start hurting the wooks, there'll definately be major destruction at your campsite, slashed tents/easy-ups, busted windows.
The ink sounds like a good idea, fish-hooks and razor blades are a very bad idea for more than one reason. You start hurting the wooks, there'll definately be major destruction at your campsite, slashed tents/easy-ups, busted windows.
Yeah, not only that but I would hate to spread that kind of Karma around at Roo. Advertently slashing someones fingers with a razor blade would not please the Roo gods.
You could soak the flag in urine and that way when the wook got the flag back to his camp it would make his camp smell like urine. No wait that won't work, their campsites already smell like urine. Nevermind.