'Pirate' On Ballot For Student Body President At N.C. State

WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ^ | March 31, 2005 | Valonda Calloway

[Constitution Day]

One candidate for student body president at North Carolina State University is rocking the boat. A student is on the ballot, not under a real name, but as The Pirate Captain. He even has a platform or "plank." It includes "expanding the bus lines to haul thar peopled cargo to and fro from ACC bouts at the yonder RBC Center." Also, "holding meetin's open to all yae landlubbers."

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"Voting for someone who wants to rid the campus of scurvy dogs is not really an effective way of having student government," sophomore Christopher Sanchez said. The Pirate Captain was able to get on the ballot because all students need to run for office is a valid student ID number to verify they are in good standing. The Pirate Captain promises to dress more "dapper" if he's elected.

[Constitution Day]

North Carolina State is the home of the Wolfpack, but right now, a pirate is the talk on campus.

[theDentist]

Sounds like a Parrothead having an exceedingly fun time!

[Constitution Day]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!

[The Red Baron]

Drink up me hearties, yo-ho!

[general_re]

Good for him - I heartily approve of any effort to throw sand in the gears of those ridiculous overglorified popularity contests.

[Constitution Day]

Hugh and Series NC *Ping*

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[secret garden]

Not only that, but he's going to change the movie selection system on campus to make sure they are only shown features rated ARRRRRGH!

[TheBigB]

Arr! Pirate booty! :o)

[Hoodlum91]

Aren't all pirate movies rated R ?

[Constitution Day]

Exactly right! Bully for him.

"Voting for someone who wants to rid the campus of scurvy dogs is not really an effective way of having student government"

I think getting rid of 'scurvy dogs' is a laudable goal.
Hell, we need to make a couple hundred scurvy dogs in Washington walk the plank!

[wattsmag2]

Ahhhhh, I remember fondly the days of tooling around campus and having a general good time. Today 30 years ago I would have been reading the Techinashit about a giant pigeon attacking Poe Hall, having mistaken it for a Hartz Mountain Bird Seed treat.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Very creative, indeed. :)

[randog]

Good for him - I heartily approve of any effort to throw sand in the gears of those ridiculous overglorified popularity contests.

Aw, c'mon--they're working night and day to end racism and promote diversity!

[Constitution Day]

The Wolf Web:

PIRATE CAPTAIN FOR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT

[Tijeras_Slim]

This ain't nothin'... you should of gone to my Catholic High School....

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Arrrrrhh! A Pirate Party! Whata grand ideer!

Fifteen men on a dead man's chest...yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Arrrrhh!

[Constitution Day]

LOL! Speaking of that particular student paper:

The Technician: WKNC broadcasts live candidate debate

The Senate Chamber in Witherspoon Student Center set the stage for a heated Student Government debate, broadcasted on the Brad Dixon Radio Program on WKNC last night.

The live broadcast featured candidates squaring off over issues that have been hotly debated throughout the past school year.

Students running on the three major tickets were seated side-by-side, with the two independent candidates -- Matthew Waligora (student body treasurer) and The Pirate Captain (student body president) -- seated at the end of the table.

The Pirate Captain, whose real identity Technician learned late last night is junior in mechanical engineering William Piavis, appeared in full-costume, complete with a green parrot on his shoulder.

[general_re]

I think getting rid of 'scurvy dogs' is a laudable goal.

Also, another popular plank: double rations of rum on Fridays.

[rabidralph]

"Voting for someone who wants to rid the campus of scurvy dogs is not really an effective way of having student government," sophomore Christopher Sanchez said.

Sounds suspiciously like, "watery tarts, distributing swords, is no basis for a form of government."

[Tennessee_Bob]

We had the Unknown Candidate run for student president at Tennessee Tech. Even had a student ID with a picture of him with the paper bag on his head.

He won, but the admin overturned the election.

[Constitution Day]

[-YYZ-]

So, did those pirates just swim ashore from a submarine that has already dived? LOL

[Constitution Day]

Also, another popular plank: double rations of rum on Fridays.

Arrr! Got a little Captain in ye?

Here's the Pirate Captain's actual campaign site:

The Plank

[-YYZ-]

"The Pirate Captain, whose real identity Technician learned late last night is junior in mechanical engineering William Piavis, appeared in full-costume, complete with a green parrot on his shoulder."


It'd have to be an engineer, wouldn't it? I would know, I was an engineering student once, albeit a failed one.

[Constitution Day]

*snort*

Did she have a peg leg, too?

[martin_fierro]

YAAAARRRRR!

[Lazamataz]

[general_re]

Plus, who better than a pirate captain to keep track of the expenditures of your pieces of eight?

[BikerNYC]

I hear her arms are sleeved with tattoos.

[AmericanChef]

The pirate sounds a lot like me! He's probably sick of all the typical school body election BS and just trying to make it more interesting. Getting elected would be sort of a booby prize.

[wattsmag2]

That is just rich. I hope the parrot screamed obscenities too hahahahahahahahahaha

[dennisw]

View From Southwest

Arggghhhhhhhhhhhh. After a few margaritas I'll remember me pirate name!

[dennisw]

wot can i say but ARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH laddies...

[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

I believe Pirates of the Carribean was PG. Good movie too, despite my own personal opinion of the actors involved...

[Revelation 911]

[Kozak]

Needs to transfer to East Carolina University

[wattsmag2]

POE HALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!

Arghhhhhh memories of Psychology classes

[Congressman Billybob]

The campaign video for this Pirate candidate has already been shot. It is the final moments of Animal House in which Blutarsky (John Belushi), dressed as a pirate, pulls an Erol Flynn stunt, grabs the girl, and makes off with the Cadillac.

The message is clear when stop action hits the Cadillac and this legend comes up on the screen: "Senator and Mrs. Blutarsky, Washington, D.C." It fits perfectly. And it's free, if no one tells the copyright holder of the film.

Modestly suggested,

Congressman Billybob

Latest column, "The Fatal Attraction of the Inside Straight"

[Constitution Day]

7:50 psych class. Snore...

[dfwgator]

I believe Pirates of the Carribean was PG. Good movie too, despite my own personal opinion of the actors involved...

Well one thing it showed is what would have happened had Keith Richard decided to become a pirate instead of a Rolling Stone.

[Hatteras]

Heh, heh, heh.... ECU has struck again. I love it when a plan comes together...

[Drango]

Shiver me timbers!

[Drew68]

"Voting for someone who wants to rid the campus of scurvy dogs is not really an effective way of having student government," sophomore Christopher Sanchez said.

As opposed to voting for a student government that wants to make every other day "Gay/Lesian/Bisexual/Transgendered Recongition Day" not to mention the multitude of various, sundry left-wing causes that student governments endorse on a regular basis at the expense of manditory student fees.

Hell, I'd cast my vote for pirate-boy before I voted for a "serious" candidate! Hope he wins!

[Conan the Librarian]

Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirates Life for Me!

We pilage, we plunder, we rifle, we loot!

Drink up, me hardies, Yo HO!

We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot!

Drink up, me hardies, Yo HO!!!

[Drew68]

Well one thing it showed is what would have happened had Keith Richard decided to become a pirate instead of a Rolling Stone.

Depp has talked his friend Richard into making a cameo appearance in the sequel playing his father. It will be Richard's first acting role.

Ought to be good for a few laughs!

[aculeus]

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

[Hatteras]

What's your Pirate name?

[dfwgator]

"Ohhh, who lives in a pineapple under the sea..."

[Just another Joe]

Arggghhhhhhhhhhhh. After a few margaritas I'll remember me pirate name!

Don't yew mean a few tots of rum, matey?

[Constitution Day]

It took 36 posts for someone to post about EZU ECU?

Y'all must have been out partying on Fifth St. all night! :)