Comments on: Man Knowledge: A Pirate Primer

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:58:15 +0000

That…was awesome! This is one of my favorite AoM articles! I went to a bookstore and picked up a copy of Treasure Island, because after reading this article, I just wanted more pirates!

By: Bloody Jack Kidd

Bloody Jack Kidd — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:03:06 +0000

Arrrrrgh I’ve got scurvy!

By: Clockwork

Clockwork — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:04:36 +0000

Yeah, Capt. Morgan was most certainly a pirate in his later years. check your sources.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:57:10 +0000

@ Bartholomew:

Nope, sure don’t. Didn’t in this case either, but thanks for reminding me to post my sources.

Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly

Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker

Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates by Robert Ritchie

Bandits at Sea – A Pirate Reader by C.R.Pennel

By: Bartholomew

Bartholomew — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:28:22 +0000

Do you always get your content from Wikipedia?

By: Michael P

Michael P — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:45:06 +0000

@Tony Pivetta For Int’l Talk Like a Pirate Day, I’m going to learn Somali…

By: Captain Salty Seaman

Captain Salty Seaman — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:23:51 +0000

Aaaaargh aaaaarrgh aargh. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh aargh aargh aaaaaargh ya swabs.

By: P.M.Lawrence

P.M.Lawrence — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:17:42 +0000

Morgan, who harassed the Spanish navy in the Caribbean in the 17th century, hoarding Spanish silver and creating many widows back in Spain, did so as an agent of the British government... Eventually, their services were legalized by the British government...

No, he didn't, and they weren't. There was no British government then - it was before the Act of Union of 1707. Mad Tom Roberts wrote:-

So, given the choice between the bad rations, bad hygiene and bad pay of naval service or bad rations, bad hygiene and the possible decent share of the take with piracy?

Under prize rules, naval service also offered the possible decent share of the take.

By: Tony Pivetta

Tony Pivetta — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:17:53 +0000

My birthday is September 19th, which is also International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day

By: Knuckle-Barry Grim

Knuckle-Barry Grim — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:25:57 +0000

Muaha!