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[gonna_live]

Coreplotters ahoy!

Arr, there be a new post in milli_wei -- attn. crew, but especially Aly and Josie.

Shiver me timbers!

(What does that even mean?)

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[mm_madb]

As I've had it explained: When wooden ships were hit with anything hard enough the masts would shudder, or shiver. In sailor slang "Shiver me timbers" was derived from "something hit us really hard but didn't hurt us" and came to mean "well, hell" basically. /lived with history sailing geek father

[gonna_live]

...huh. It's vaguely appropriate. *headtilts at post*

And thanks for the explanation. :D