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10-06-2008, 10:55 AM
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And they call themselves "Pirates"?
Anyone else keeping up with the pirates off the coast of Somalia?
Clearly it's a serious situation. But I must admit, part of me is happy to know that there are still pirates sailing the 7 seas. This story, though, troubles me. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa...ref=newssearch Specifically, this is the bothersome part: "Another attack was foiled because the pirates were badly prepared: The ladder they had brought to climb on to the ship was too short." The ladder was too short? What kind of panty-waist pirates do we have out there these days? I thought pirates were supposed to swing from ropes and scale the sides of hijacked ships with their bare hands & daggers in their mouths. I hope the international governing body of pirates calls for a full-blown investigation. The fact that something as mundane as an inadequate ladder prevented pilaging, plundering, and swashbuckling should be a black eye to pirates everywhere. If you want to be a pirate, then by God be a pirate. Otherwise, turn in your Jolly Roger flag and step to the side. |
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10-06-2008, 10:57 AM
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Re: And they call themselves "Pirates"?
Pirates! Argghhhh!
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10-06-2008, 11:06 AM
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Re: And they call themselves "Pirates"?
Ladder too short?
.... amateur hour... |
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10-06-2008, 01:21 PM
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Just The Big Picture
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Re: And they call themselves "Pirates"?
Maybe they're run by the same people who run the baseball franchise in Pittsburgh?
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10-06-2008, 02:30 PM
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Re: And they call themselves "Pirates"?
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10-06-2008, 02:42 PM
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Re: And they call themselves "Pirates"?
I think it's amusing that these pirates are getting sick and dying on the Iranian ship (if, in fact, this story is true, which is not confirmed). Oops, wrong ship!
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10-06-2008, 02:51 PM
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Just The Big Picture
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10-06-2008, 03:10 PM
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Re: And they call themselves "Pirates"?
What would Jack Sparrow say?
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10-06-2008, 03:58 PM
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10-06-2008, 04:48 PM
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Re: And they call themselves "Pirates"?
This has been happening for a while. I remember this story from last year, when a cruise ship had to fend off a pirate attack with some kind of sonic weapon. Being on a ship boarded by pirates would probably take the fun out of a cruise vacation in a big way.
Before you get all romantic about this, consider that nowadays "they're attacking ships packed with food aid, rather than gold and treasure."
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10-06-2008, 04:53 PM
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Re: And they call themselves "Pirates"?
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10-06-2008, 08:35 PM
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What Me Worry?
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Re: And they call themselves "Pirates"?
Pirates demanding 20 mil while sitting on a ton of munitions.
I still say one precisely place rocket takes care of two problems. And no, I'm not talking about the Bengals..... though that may work too. 
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