tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post5384711581644468301..comments2023-12-23T02:17:12.549-08:00Comments on Quest for Fun!: Holiday HitsGary Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-20203239315480276222008-01-02T11:10:00.000-08:002008-01-02T11:10:00.000-08:00In defense of the "classic" pirates of the 16th to...In defense of the "classic" pirates of the 16th to 18th centuries, while they were mostly rapacious scoundrels, so were the "legal" navies. Many, if not most, became pirates because it offered a better existence than the virtual slavery on board most men of war of the age. <BR/><BR/>That many lived under a communal compact with elected leadership in one of the earliest forms of post-Classical democracy is one of the reasons that they are often romanticized.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who would romanticize a modern day pirate has something seriously wrong with them.Fulminatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332824290977548527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-18015490207169830702007-12-31T20:54:00.000-08:002007-12-31T20:54:00.000-08:00Cue the neverending geek debate - who is tougher (...Cue the neverending geek debate - who is tougher (cooler, badder, deadlier, more interesting, more exciting, etc.) - ninjas or pirates?JoeDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768616880852081399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-74110754700211734192007-12-30T22:13:00.000-08:002007-12-30T22:13:00.000-08:00Ninja bandaids are on the way.... Ninjas are a bit...Ninja bandaids are on the way.... Ninjas are a bit more misunderstood and steeped in bogus mythology. That used to be a big interest of mine.Gary Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-4971669845367166772007-12-30T21:36:00.000-08:002007-12-30T21:36:00.000-08:00Ninjas are also surprisingly popular, considering ...Ninjas are also surprisingly popular, considering that they are a band of assassins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-86876607056022534822007-12-30T20:01:00.000-08:002007-12-30T20:01:00.000-08:00"Oh yeah, and so far I've only found one person wh..."Oh yeah, and so far I've only found one person who finds it disconcerting that pirates are so popular, despite their history of rape and murder."<BR/><BR/>Count me as one.<BR/><BR/>Scott at Pegasus had a shirt that had headlines from pirate attacks that have occurred in the past 3 years. Piracy is still alive and well on our high seas. They just don't wear eye patches and say "argh".librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910979028549627470noreply@blogger.com