Why have pirates been romanticised?

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undercovergeek

#30
September 21, 2013, 10:23:15 AM
Quote from: bob48 on September 21, 2013, 10:21:57 AM
^Where do I sign up?

not too far away - that looks like Byker to me

bob48

#31
September 21, 2013, 10:28:10 AM
lol - on a good day!
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!

undercovergeek

#32
September 21, 2013, 10:43:18 AM
Its the only place i know where women carry portable vaginal recepticles (as seen in pic) because theyre..........

full!  :-\

bob48

#33
September 21, 2013, 10:45:43 AM
I'll take your word for it. Byker is not a place I frequent if I can avoid it.
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!

GDS_Starfury

#34
September 21, 2013, 11:17:56 AM
that pics from a Florida renn fest.
Jarhead - Yeah. You're probably right.

Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

Martok - I don't know if it's possible to have an "anti-boner"...but I now have one.

Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.

LongBlade

#35
September 21, 2013, 01:16:09 PM
Quote from: bob48 on September 21, 2013, 10:21:57 AM
^Where do I sign up?

At the Harrrrr-bor!
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Steelgrave

#36
September 21, 2013, 01:27:15 PM
^GROAN

and LOL at the same time...... ;D

bob48

#37
September 21, 2013, 02:47:24 PM
I only just managed to choke off a tee-hee there........
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!

Bison

#38
September 21, 2013, 10:52:25 PM
Quote from: Huw the Poo on September 21, 2013, 07:41:48 AM
Quote from: Bison on September 20, 2013, 06:17:46 PM
Who the hell doesn't want to fly the Jolly Roger and sail the high seas from time to time?

Yeah it does sound good...apart from all the murdering, and robbing people trying to make a living. :)

Well I suppose that is rather subjective given the authorized national navy warfare occurring at the same time.

bob48

#39
September 22, 2013, 05:56:23 AM Last Edit: September 22, 2013, 05:58:59 AM by bob48
Bison - what game is your counter avatar from? It looks way cool.

edited - as you were, I just spotted the answer on another thread.
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!

Bison

#40
September 22, 2013, 09:18:23 AM
Quote from: bob48 on September 22, 2013, 05:56:23 AM
Bison - what game is your counter avatar from? It looks way cool.

edited - as you were, I just spotted the answer on another thread.

You welcome for the help.  I think.  Did I help you some how?

Huw the Poo

#41
September 22, 2013, 09:41:56 AM
No one can help Bob.

bob48

#42
September 22, 2013, 09:46:01 AM
^ :-*
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!

jejo68

#43
September 22, 2013, 11:59:07 AM
Quote from: LongBlade on September 19, 2013, 05:22:23 PM
Quote from: Huw the Poo on September 19, 2013, 04:41:21 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on September 19, 2013, 04:34:56 PM
You can thank Johnny Depp.

Heh.  It was long before he minced along. :)

I've read at least a dozen books on pirates and piracy. At least one of them addressed it.

There's no good answer. Probably for the same reason vikings and ninjas gladiators are romanticized.

Time diminishes the pain. 300 years ago pirates were scum an villainy. But...keep in mind that there were pirates and then there were privateers. There were also letters of marque which were state-sanctioned piracy against a specific nation.

Captain Morgan practically had a monopoly on every pirate in the Caribbean for a brief period of time. He managed to pull off one of the richest and most infamous assaults on the Spanish in history and was made governor for the trouble.

That he did so with dubious authority from the crown was secondary to his success.

Given that mixed pedigree, some role confusion over how glorious were the days of the golden age of piracy is understandable.
hey hey hey
whats wrong with vikings ?

Bison

#44
September 22, 2013, 12:14:49 PM
Quote from: jejo68 on September 22, 2013, 11:59:07 AM
whats wrong with vikings ?

They really need a new quarterback and their defensive backs are seriously struggling.
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