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There really WAS a dread pirate Roberts, and he wasn't actually dreadful at all.
— Dec 19, 2014 05:37AM
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Mike
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History testifies that once-famous people pass out of popular knowledge. Who ever heard of captain John Avery, the Arch-Pirate? Drury Lane staged a play about his exploits during his lifetime!
— Nov 20, 2014 06:19AM
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All the nations in the West Indies (England, Spain, France, and the Netherlands) all commissioned privateers to plunder the other countries' shipping, even when no one was at war. It makes sense when orders from the governing authorities are several weeks in arriving. Jamaica isn't going to protect itself, you know.
— Nov 17, 2014 06:02AM
Mike
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Fun-loving, parrot-sporting hearties or bloodthirsty criminals? The answer lies somewhere between the extremes. First fun fact: English Channel pirates were part of organized crime syndicates!
— Nov 14, 2014 08:24AM
