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Pirate legend’s £200m treasure trove to be recovered live on TV
Times (UK) Online ^
| 5-19-07
| Helen Nugent
Posted on 05/22/2007 12:04:55 PM PDT by Renfield
A hoard of pirate’s treasure worth £200 million at today’s prices is to be raised from the seabed.
The notorious pirate ship the Whydah, which was captained by Devon-born “Black Sam” Bellamy, sank in heavy storms in the Atlantic off the coast of Massachusetts in April 1717.
When the ship went down she was laden heavily with ingots of gold, valuable gem-stones and dozens of tusks of precious ivory. The booty was so vast that each member of the 180-man crew was entitled to 50lb (23kg) of the haul by weight......
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: ancientnavigation; blacksambellamy; capecod; godsgravesglyphs; massachusetts; navigation; shipwreck; shivermetimbers; treasure; whydahgally
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Ahoy, Mateys!!
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:04:58 PM PDT
by
Renfield
To: Renfield
off the coast of Massachusetts Arrrr! We have to prevent The Swimmer and Lurch from stealing the treasure!
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:12:21 PM PDT
by
SolidWood
(Save America: Thompson/Hunter 2008)
To: Renfield
Recovered Live on TV.....Geraldo Rivera is not involved....right?
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:13:52 PM PDT
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: Renfield
Will Geraldo be the host?
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:14:13 PM PDT
by
lovecraft
(Specialization is for insects.)
To: Renfield
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:16:57 PM PDT
by
angkor
To: Renfield
Seriously, I wonder why there is no mention of this being on American TV?
It seems only logical...
Anyone know?
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:17:37 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: Renfield
Oh boy, the PETA people are gonna be P-O’d about that ivory!
Captain Bellamy is lucky he’s dead. ARRRRRRRRRRR, Maties, ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:18:35 PM PDT
by
RexBeach
(Americans never quit. -Douglas MacArthur)
To: Renfield
Hey Captain Jack Sparrow, move over.
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:20:50 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: lovecraft; P-40
The only question is: When Jerry Rivers opens the treasure chest, will he find Al Capone or Jimmy Hoffa?
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:21:40 PM PDT
by
quark
To: Renfield
Quick! Call Geraldo.
He is AB-SOL-YOOT-LEE the treasure expert we need.
maybe natalee will be in the treasure chest. Or Capone’s condom supply.
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:24:07 PM PDT
by
Gideon Reader
(DEMOCRATS: Not quite American, and proud of it! REPUBLICANS: Bewildered.)
To: Renfield
Arrrgh!The real pirates will be the Mass. tax collector.After me booty ,they’ll be!
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:25:20 PM PDT
by
GQuagmire
(Giggety,Giggety,Giggety)
To: Renfield
Sounds like a promotional ploy for the new “Pirates of the Caribbean III” movie.
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:28:45 PM PDT
by
anymouse
To: Renfield
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:30:54 PM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Tradition is merely a group effort to prevent the unexpected)
To: P-40
Within 21 seconds of each other, great minds and all that.
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:32:59 PM PDT
by
lovecraft
(Specialization is for insects.)
To: lovecraft
To: Renfield
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posted on
05/22/2007 12:35:21 PM PDT
by
TChris
(The Republican Party is merely the Democrat Party's "away" jersey - Vox Day)
To: anymouse; Renfield; All
Sounds like a promotional ploy for the new “Pirates of the Caribbean III” movie. Either that or a promo for the new “Pirate Master” reality show premiering on SeeBS on May 31st, at 8:00 pm.
Speaking of which. . . .
FReepmail me if you want to be added to the Pirate Master Ping List.
ARRRR!!!!!
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: Renfield
“But why is there no rum?”
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posted on
05/22/2007 1:15:20 PM PDT
by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
To: SolidWood
Was that why Teddy took the Olds off the bridge?
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posted on
05/22/2007 1:15:58 PM PDT
by
PzLdr
("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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