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Surnames That Reveal Pirate Ancestry
The Telegraph (UK) ^
| 8-17-2007
| Nick Britten
Posted on 08/16/2007 6:47:43 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam
Thank you, blam.
Very interesting story.
I musta miss “Sparrow”, though. ;o)
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posted on
08/16/2007 10:10:05 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
To: ConservativeofColor
Sparrow?Well yes, sort of...
; )
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posted on
08/17/2007 2:55:40 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Sender
Yes, most pirates are in the east. They have cosy deals with the government of Singapore which allows them to unload cargos (which are hard to track) and then release the ships (which are easy to track) in return for money.
It should be noted that merchant ships are required to have the crew’s payment onboard, in cash! That was a “reform” to the prior practice which had a lot of able seamen stiffed at their destination.
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posted on
08/17/2007 2:09:27 PM PDT
by
donmeaker
(You may not be interested in War but War is interested in you.)
To: blam
Scaaarrrlet Aaaarrr’Haaaarrrraaa was definitely paaarrrrt pirate.
64
posted on
08/17/2007 2:12:14 PM PDT
by
x
To: donmeaker
"It should be noted that merchant ships are required to have the crews payment onboard, in cash! That was a reform to the prior practice which had a lot of able seamen stiffed at their destination." Yup. And, by congressional order, all wages paid must be in US dollars, greenbacks only. That was useful during the Vietnam war when the black market exchange rate for currency was often twice the official rate.
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posted on
08/17/2007 3:13:57 PM PDT
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
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posted on
10/12/2007 11:08:28 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Profile updated Friday, October 5, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: blam
How about the Dread Pirate Roberts?
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posted on
10/12/2007 11:09:19 PM PDT
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again. And Always Act.)
To: JillValentine
That’s a good one. I’m:
Dread Pirate Bonney
Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to make a profit. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate’s life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!
68
posted on
10/12/2007 11:16:49 PM PDT
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again. And Always Act.)
To: SunkenCiv
My Dad always claimed that one of our Welsh ancestors was hanged as a pirate. I always considered it as a bedtime story. But then the other side of my family claimed an ancestor who drowned in a beer vat so guess anything is possible. A lot of Welsh lads went to sea.
69
posted on
10/13/2007 7:15:40 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
To: blam
Yaarrrrrr! I fly Jack Rackham’s flag outside my home sometimes.
I’ve never known anyone with that name, though.
To: blam
I can’t say that I have found Pirates in our family background. Anarchist yes but no pirates.
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posted on
10/13/2007 7:22:14 PM PDT
by
armymarinemom
(My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
To: JillValentine
Hehehe Dread Pirate Flint
Thak goodness it's not as bad as Dread Pirate Roberts. Cary Elwes was such a weenie (but hot, tho)
72
posted on
10/13/2007 7:31:34 PM PDT
by
Maigrey
("We still get our basic rights from God and not government." - Fred D Thompson)
To: JillValentine
Black Tom Vane...not really what I was hoping for.
73
posted on
10/13/2007 7:40:24 PM PDT
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: GRRRRR
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posted on
10/13/2007 7:54:29 PM PDT
by
Rb ver. 2.0
(The WOT will end when pork products are weaponized)
To: rabidralph
"Stargell?" The greatest Pirate of all times was Roberto Clemente...
75
posted on
10/13/2007 8:03:52 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: blam
Avast, everything is as Norman Rockwell said it was, starting with pirates (and royalty) in American "Family Tree".
76
posted on
10/13/2007 8:06:31 PM PDT
by
Plutarch
To: Joe 6-pack
Oh, yeah, I forgot about him. I had a Slurpee cup with his picture on it when I was little. Poor, guy.
To: blam; gridlock; Thinkin' Gal
There is nothing remotely attractive or appealing about piracy.
78
posted on
10/14/2007 5:23:02 PM PDT
by
Lijahsbubbe
(I get enough exercise just pushing my luck)
To: Ciexyz
“No! No! That’s the beer vat! The sea is this way!” ;’)
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posted on
10/14/2007 10:06:21 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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