Memorable Quotes from Kevin McNally
3 quotesPirates Discuss Naming and Shipwrecks
Gibbs
Look alive and keep a weather eye, men! It's not for naught it's called Shipwreck Island where lies Shipwreck Cove in the town of Shipwreck.
Jack Sparrow
You know, for all that pirates are clever clogs, we are an unimaginative lot when it comes to naming things.
Gibbs
Aye.
[nods]
Jack Sparrow
I once sailed with a geezer lost both his arms and part of his eye.
Gibbs
What did you call him?
Jack Sparrow
Larry.
[pauses]
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A Parrot's Unique Communication in Danger
Joshamee Gibbs
Cotton, sir.
Sparrow
Mr. Cotton: do you have the courage and fortitude to follow orders and stay true in the face of danger and almost certain death? ... Mr. Cotton! Answer, man!
Gibbs
He's a mute, sir. Poor devil had his tongue cut out, so he trained the parrot to talk for him... no one's yet figured how.
Sparrow
Mr. Cotton's... parrot. Same question.
Parrot
Rawk! Wind in the sails! Wind in the sails!
Gibbs
Mostly, we figure that means "yes".
Sparrow
Of course it does. Satisfied?
[to Will]
Will Turner
Well, you've proven they're mad.
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Debating the Value of Pirate Currency
Pintel
Those aren't pieces of eight, they're just pieces of junk!
Gibbs
Aye, the original plan was to use nine pieces of eight to bind Calypso, but when the first court met the Brethren were, to a one, skint broke.
Pintel
So change the name!
Gibbs
To what? "Nine pieces of whatever we happened to have in our pockets at the time?" Oh yes, that's very piratey!
[sarcastically]
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