Ari the pirate

"This piece right here spins and that starts the motor. And this piece moves so that you can walk from land to the ship."

"Like a gang plank?"

"Yeah, that's the gang plank."

"Hey Ari, what does this little green piece do?"

"Libby, pirates don't tell their secrets..."



I love that pirates are all jolly rogers and real treasure, complicated ships and detailed maps. I think the obsession was born on a visit to a fort in Puerto Rico.

He saw a big pile of cannonballs that had been turned into a sculpture and shouted, "blueberries!". I mean really, wouldn't pirates be more jolly if they all let their love of blueberries tumble forth?