Ahoy, Mateys! It’s April — the month our namesake was born. You might know him as Blackbeard, the fearsome pirate, who controlled the waters around the West Indies, but his real name was Edward Teach and he was born in Bristol, England. His ship was named “The Queen Anne’s Revenge.” His name, of course, came…
Ahoy Mateys! Holiday ahead! Now ye might be wondering how to get yer little ones acquainted with the pirate lifestyle. The Cap’n’s got the answer: Easter Pirate Time. Take plastic eggs that ye can open, put treasure inside and hide them around the backyard or a park. Then ye can even draw a treasure map…
Ahoy Mateys! That above-mentioned best asset would be yer beard! Ye don’t want it looking all raggedy. Ye should trim the edges of yer beard or mustache EVERY DAY. Just trim — a bit — ye don’t want to cut off yer very manliness, but those edges need some attention. Remember, yer a sexy pirate,…
Ahoy, mateys! Often the Cap’n gets asked what exactly to do with those facial whiskers. Well, swashbuckler, that very much depends on the shape of yer face. Yer manly beard should compliment yer mug. Here are some guidelines that every pirate can live by: If yer face is round, yer beard should be longer on…
Ahoy! More advice about the lasses from the Cap’n. Tis the time of year after all and the 14th is comin’ up. If yer want to read everything the Cap’n has to spout on, well, everything, then shoot us an email and we’ll send you our “Pirates’ Guide to Datin’ and Lookin’ Good.” Mateys, to…
Mateys, it’s that time of year — yer on the prowl for a lass to take out on the 14th. Now, the Cap’n has a ship-full of good advice for ya. Ye need to guard yer treasure wisely, laddie. Ya didn’t swashbuckle on the seven seas just to lose every piece o’ gold ye got….
Ahoy, mateys! The Cap’n here with some bad news: USPS has raised their prices for the fourth year in a row. As ye know, all ye long-time crew members, we’ve never raised our shipping prices and have been eating the USPS price hikes instead of passing it on to you. We’ll continue to do that…
Mateys, here be some more beard advice from the Cap’n: Only a pirate who doesn’t have his sea legs yet will try to shape his beard right away. Wait until ye have at least an inch of growth before trying to shape it. And leave yer cheek line — that be the upper limit of…