Pirate Facts ~

[Shamus The Brute]

This thread here be self explanatory ~

~ Best be postin' resources ye be havin' at yer disposal concernin' Pirates & piratical facts be known! ​

 

[Fortune]

Not srue I would be a Pirate but would certainly be on the Sea.

 

[Dreamcatcher]

I would be a bilge rat, and stealin' rum when the Captain ain't lookin'. And I would choose a Captain that don't look a lot.

 

[Shamus The Brute]

"Pirate" skirmishes of the Modern-era: SOMALIA

 

[Punkin Pie]

If I had to be a pirate, I would lay on the beach by day soaking up the sun and rum. and write a book entitled "Pirate Etiquette:Taming the Inner-Beast"

That sounds fun! Can I be a pirate?

 

[Dreamcatcher]

I only have two questions about the Somali's:

1) Why don't ocean liners employ gunners to sink the rubber rafts that most of them sail?

And 2) If Brittany Spears deters them, would Bieber kill them? I know he kills me...............

 

[Shamus The Brute]

I only have two questions about the Somali's:

1) Why don't ocean liners employ gunners to sink the rubber rafts that most of them sail?

And 2) If Brittany Spears deters them, would Bieber kill them? I know he kills me...............

Aye. And both arrrr legitimate questions, lol. *Well...if Bieber would be in charge, he definitely would have to find a way to learn the lyrics to this song (unless he had to seek help from his 'mama')!

 

[Danny Rooney]

I really cannot say for sure, it really depends on the situation somewhat. But for sure i have the sea legs! Ha ha.

 

[Fortune]

Pirates are not just in Somalia. 128 pirate attacks / robberies in 2013 in the Malaysia area. Information from a news story 6/18/14 Business Insider:

For centuries, pirates were the scourge of the Malacca Strait -- the strategic channel between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore through which a third of global trade now passes. They were largely put out of business about five years ago by stepped-up patrols. But several tankers or cargo ships have been attacked in Southeast Asian waters since April, with pirates hijacking the vessels before siphoning off hundreds of tonnes of valuable fuel or oil.

Small ships rather than big battle ships are used just like they were around North America. How would you balance a computer game to give those small ships the ability to take a much larger cargo ship?

 

[Shamus The Brute]

Pirates are not just in Somalia. 128 pirate attacks / robberies in 2013 in the Malaysia area. Information from a news story 6/18/14 Business Insider:

For centuries, pirates were the scourge of the Malacca Strait -- the strategic channel between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore through which a third of global trade now passes. They were largely put out of business about five years ago by stepped-up patrols. But several tankers or cargo ships have been attacked in Southeast Asian waters since April, with pirates hijacking the vessels before siphoning off hundreds of tonnes of valuable fuel or oil.

Very interesting information you have provided there, @Fortune. "Thank you" for providing as I love to learn past and/or contemporary things associated with piracy.

Small ships rather than big battle ships are used just like they were around North America. How would you balance a computer game to give those small ships the ability to take a much larger cargo ship?

That is an excellent question.

On a non-gaming scale, the dilemma is shared by "all" acts of piracy...past, present, and future.

 

[Dreamcatcher]

Let us not forget the "Music Pirates". No ship, but a huge hard drive................

 

[Kompeh]

I would definitely fail at being a pirate.

But, it would be nice to sleep in a hammock.

 

[Sparky Wonderwolf]

This is an honest 50/50 for me. Assuming I have the skills I had now or at least half of them based off technology of the time then I may be useful and not die as a pirate.

 

[Joan Blackheart]

Most of us would be dead if we had been a pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy. It was a hard life.

 

[Faerie]

I feel like I would be with Davy Jones very early! lol

 

[memelord1337iscool]

I'd trickshot some British scrubs, m8 lol

 

[Shamus The Brute]

I'd mistaken a convent for a brothel and I'd shot myself in da foot (not necessarily in that order).

 

[Shamus The Brute]

 

[Eric Sailcutter]

I would say zero but circumstances can change everything, just ask Will Turner...

 

[Elizabeth Goldfoote]

I don’t think any of us would have a chance because of how different and difficult the lifestyle would be. There would be no proper medicine, and no proper sanitary procedures or nutrition. If that didn’t kill you, you would most likely be killed by cannon fire or some other aspect of pirate life. So we just play the video game, and thank goodness for that!