Pirates!

    I think we can safely say that we need more pirates. If you look at the chart below you will see that they have a cooling effect on the atmosphere, and are crucial for combatting global warming. <img src=´http://www.venganza.org/piratesarecool4.jpg ´> Q.E.D. EDIT: Oh, by the way, Sid Meier´s Pirates! is pretty good too. <img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> Edited by - The Evil Thing on 8/24/2005 4:37:28 PM

    TEG, that is excellent. very funny! pirates still exist. they are particularly active in the area of the Malucca Strait, the Sea of Java, the South China Sea, and the East Indies generally, often affiliated with rebel groups or govt sponsored paramilitaries. usually armed with automatic weapons and rapid-firing cannon, they use high-speed shallow-draught dinghies to intercept merchant vessels well away from patrolled waters. And what authorities there are recieve nice back-handers for turning a blind eye. No jolly seadogs these but murderous bandits who torture and shoot the crews of the ships they capture. In recent years there´s been an upsurge in piracy in the Far East and increasing calls from shipping firms and insurance companies for local govts to do something about it.

    "for once, i`ll actually tell you what i was thinking; but maybe i won`t have anything to say.."

    TET, you´ve got it the wrong way round. Pirates are an indicator species. Their slow demise is directly linked to global warming, we must lobby the US govt to rejoin the Kyoto protocol - &quot;Think of the pirates&quot; would be our slogan! <img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> sylverfish, you forgot the staple requirements to sustain pirate life - grog and wenches <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

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    TET - Hilarious <img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> Yes, I see we´ve come upon some very interesting evidence here for want, nay need, of more pirates. I for one am doing my part: <A href=´http://www.zingtech.com/products/pirates/Pirate.jpg´ Target=_Blank>Linky!</a> As you can see I am the dashing pirate-in-training to the right. The grand fellow to the left is my chief Pirate Sensai - Maxwell. Quite the dastardly swashbuckler I must say. I told him to smile, but he insisted on scowling and squinting one eye. I did however get my own pistol. <i>Yaarr! Walk the plank! </i> Rescusant - Of course I haven´t forgotten the <A href=´http://www.teamlorenz.com/Signs/297%20zima%20bottle.JPG´ Target=_Blank>grog</a> and <A href=´http://www.grudge-match.com/Images/betty_wilma.jpg´ Target=_Blank>wenches!</a> Until then maties! Yo ho!

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    yes well your fulltime job, King of the Birdmen, is lapsing a bit seeing as you never leave the house. I suppose with your beard you could get no end of work as Father Christmas. then of course theres Grizzly Adams lookee-likees, or you could be the bear even, in fct why dont you move to Hollywood, put on an English accent and pass yourself off as Brian Blessed? you´ll have loads of work then and get lots of free stuff, which you can then send to me for doing you such a big favour <img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> once again i sort your life out, aren´t you grateful? where are my sweets? FD <img src=´http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tawakalna/pics/248623.jpg ´> King Vultan <img src=´http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tawakalna/pics/Image024.jpg ´> and I still think if the US had sent you to Afghanistan as Ambassador to the Taliban there´s have been no problems whatsoever, your wonderful beard would have been a role model for them. a tea towel to top it off, you´d have been Mullah Mike in a jiffy <img src=´http://homepage.ntlworld.com/t…a/pics/nadalla_mullah.jpg ´> shame about the poor old donkey though! <img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> carrying all your laundry around on your head like that. Edited by - Tawakalna (Reloaded) on 8/26/2005 7:04:13 AM

    "for once, i`ll actually tell you what i was thinking; but maybe i won`t have anything to say.."

    Shees, I´ve always wanted to become a pirate... You get the nicest pirate books in Afrikaans...I read one the other day lol <i>you found your way into my head where even angels fear to tread </i>

    hmmm, how interesting. I read today that Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have agreed joint air patrols and increased naval presence over the Malacca Straits region to combat rising piracy. This has happened in response to Lloyd´s decision to list the Straits as once of its top danger spots for shipping and therefore increase premiums for ships using the Straits. Plus the pirates conncections to organisations such as the Indonesian Special Forces have long been suspected. <A href=´http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7E69A41A-E46F-41D9-AD34-26BA06933A87.htm´ Target=_Blank>here´s the article in full</a> so, pirates eh? not quite all as much rumbustious fun as we thought, they´re actually a serious menace still on the high seas.

    "for once, i`ll actually tell you what i was thinking; but maybe i won`t have anything to say.."

    Arrggh MeeHearty! (I don´t know how to spell MeeHearty, I bet the average pirate couldn´t spell it either, but chances are no real pirate ever said that) If all pirates were like the guys on Peter Pan, then they wouldn´t be so bad. Let´s get those missiles ready to destroy the universe!!

    <font size=1 face="trebuchet ms"><BLOCKQUOTE><hr size=1 noshade>grog and wenches <hr size=1 noshade></BLOCKQUOTE></font><font face=´trebuchet ms, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica´ size=2> Hate to say this, for fear of disgusting the great majority of you, but women were for most of pirate history not allowed on ship. They used the cabin boys instead.

    Strangely enough, pirates put ashore to indulge in grog and wenches. Or are you saying pirates are gay because they banged their cabin boys due to a lack of women?? Well - they did have earings, wear hats and sing alot - and fly flags called the &quot;Jolly Rodger&quot; - so maybe.....maybe. Oh, Roger? Ah!

    ah yes, those famous pirate names... Master Bates Seaman Staines Fat Willie but I think you´ll find it was <i>Tom </i> the Cabin Boy...

    "for once, i`ll actually tell you what i was thinking; but maybe i won`t have anything to say.."

    EWWWW!!!! ´nough said; don´t EVER mention pirate banging cabin boys again! (or cabin boy banging pirates) OR i´ll through my hand grenade at you! And I know how to use it!!! &quot;And the Lord spake, saying, &quot;First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.&quot;

    "And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."

    He´s obviously doing it on purpose.

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