the top five pirate myths that are
actually fat yarr number five Pirates
flew the Jolly Roger over their ships
tis true me hearties the old skull and
crossbones was a real flag that pirates
flew to scare their prey but most
pirates didn’t settle for this boring
old design they added their own pirate e
flare black barks had himself holding an
hourglass with the devil captain lows
had a blood red skeleton stand in
authority and Christopher Moody’s flag
was so colorful it became known as the
bloody red but pirates were shrewd
attackers as they approached their enemy
they would fly a friendly flag then
right at the last minute they’d replace
it with the old Jolly Roger like your
mother told ya never trust a pirate
number four pirate ships were rowdy
boisterous vessels full of drunken rules
when fresh water was a rare commodity
and rum was the drink of choice things
were bound to get a little wild
drunk pirates need to be entertained so
many pirate ships had full time bands to
play shanties and even had theaters on
boards to entertain the men in a famous
example of just how rowdy these ships
could get the crew aboard the ship
Whydah had staged a play about a mock
pirate trial when some confused and
drunken crew members stumbled in right
as the pirate actor was sentenced to
murder
they threw hand grenades through their
cutlasses broke the actors leg took the
arm of the playwright and killed a
member of the audience it almost makes
cruise ship dinner theatre sound
appealing
number three pirates had hooks and
pegleg’s pirating was a nasty bit of
business and the promise of treasure was
worth the risk of losing a hand or a leg
every once in a while
pirates unlucky enough to lose a limb
would be able to choose a prosthetic
replacement which did indeed include
wooden peg legs or a hook but the
average rum drinking pirate probably
would have decided to just tough it out
since hooks and peg legs were an
expensive commodity some might even say
they cost an arm and a leg
hardy-har B are yer number two pirates
with maroon crew members on deserted
Islands once in a while a pirate aboard
a pirate ship would prove himself so
unpopular with the crew that they
literally couldn’t stand the sight of
him anymore
the crew could vote the marooned him
they would find the barren patch of
Island in the middle of nowhere and drop
off the offending pirate for a permanent
vacation
the captain was usually kind enough to
provide the maroon sailor with a pistol
to end his suffering quickly but not
every marooned
pirate accepted his fate so easily
Edward England fashioned himself a raft
and sailed it to Madagascar
and the number one myth that’s actually
fat the pirate scold if you had what it
took to be a pirate
you’d have to abide by the Pirates code
in general pirates don’t like rules
er but if you wanted to set sail you’d
have to agree to the captain’s demands
different pirate captains had their own
rules aboard their ships Black Bart
ordered all musicians to rest on the
Sabbath day
captain Phillips promised a swift death
to any of his crew caught meddling with
a prudent woman captain lo promised a
shiny new pistol to whichever pirate
aboard is the first to spot the enemy
sail but the most well known cold is
that drawn up by the Brethren of the
coast a group of nasty pirate sailing
out of Tortuga his pirate codes were far
and wide the underlying law of their
code was no prey no pain it was a rule
true for all pirates if you didn’t get
the booty you wouldn’t get me those
pirates weren’t as dumb as they see
Oh
actually fat yarr number five Pirates
flew the Jolly Roger over their ships
tis true me hearties the old skull and
crossbones was a real flag that pirates
flew to scare their prey but most
pirates didn’t settle for this boring
old design they added their own pirate e
flare black barks had himself holding an
hourglass with the devil captain lows
had a blood red skeleton stand in
authority and Christopher Moody’s flag
was so colorful it became known as the
bloody red but pirates were shrewd
attackers as they approached their enemy
they would fly a friendly flag then
right at the last minute they’d replace
it with the old Jolly Roger like your
mother told ya never trust a pirate
number four pirate ships were rowdy
boisterous vessels full of drunken rules
when fresh water was a rare commodity
and rum was the drink of choice things
were bound to get a little wild
drunk pirates need to be entertained so
many pirate ships had full time bands to
play shanties and even had theaters on
boards to entertain the men in a famous
example of just how rowdy these ships
could get the crew aboard the ship
Whydah had staged a play about a mock
pirate trial when some confused and
drunken crew members stumbled in right
as the pirate actor was sentenced to
murder
they threw hand grenades through their
cutlasses broke the actors leg took the
arm of the playwright and killed a
member of the audience it almost makes
cruise ship dinner theatre sound
appealing
number three pirates had hooks and
pegleg’s pirating was a nasty bit of
business and the promise of treasure was
worth the risk of losing a hand or a leg
every once in a while
pirates unlucky enough to lose a limb
would be able to choose a prosthetic
replacement which did indeed include
wooden peg legs or a hook but the
average rum drinking pirate probably
would have decided to just tough it out
since hooks and peg legs were an
expensive commodity some might even say
they cost an arm and a leg
hardy-har B are yer number two pirates
with maroon crew members on deserted
Islands once in a while a pirate aboard
a pirate ship would prove himself so
unpopular with the crew that they
literally couldn’t stand the sight of
him anymore
the crew could vote the marooned him
they would find the barren patch of
Island in the middle of nowhere and drop
off the offending pirate for a permanent
vacation
the captain was usually kind enough to
provide the maroon sailor with a pistol
to end his suffering quickly but not
every marooned
pirate accepted his fate so easily
Edward England fashioned himself a raft
and sailed it to Madagascar
and the number one myth that’s actually
fat the pirate scold if you had what it
took to be a pirate
you’d have to abide by the Pirates code
in general pirates don’t like rules
er but if you wanted to set sail you’d
have to agree to the captain’s demands
different pirate captains had their own
rules aboard their ships Black Bart
ordered all musicians to rest on the
Sabbath day
captain Phillips promised a swift death
to any of his crew caught meddling with
a prudent woman captain lo promised a
shiny new pistol to whichever pirate
aboard is the first to spot the enemy
sail but the most well known cold is
that drawn up by the Brethren of the
coast a group of nasty pirate sailing
out of Tortuga his pirate codes were far
and wide the underlying law of their
code was no prey no pain it was a rule
true for all pirates if you didn’t get
the booty you wouldn’t get me those
pirates weren’t as dumb as they see
Oh
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