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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Okay here's my pirate joke.

A ship is sailing the high seas when the crows nest guy calls down, "Pirate ship ahoy!" The captain tells the cabin boy, "Fetch my reddest jacket!" The boy brings the reddest jacket he can find and the captain puts it on. They engage in battle and sink the pirate ship. The boy asks, "Cap'n, why did you call for your red jacket?" The captain says, "So that if I should be wounded in battle the crew would not notice the blood and lose their fighting spirit."

Next day the crows nest calls down, "Twenty pirate ships ahoy!" The captain tells the cabin boy, "Fetch by brownest pants!"

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well since we're telling pirate jokes...

A guy is at a party and sees a pirate coming towards him. He notices as the pirate approaches that the pirate has a little wheel sticking out of his pants.

Naturally curious, the guy asks the pirate, "why do you have a little wheel sticking out of your pants?"

"Arr," says the pirate. "I don't know, but it be drivin' me nuts!"

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

How appropriate! You fight like a cow.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Do they also pronounce "human" as "hugh mon?"

If so, that's a Ferenghi ship.

[–] vordalack@lemm.ee 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Uterus having creatures

Squishy Chested Humans

Temperamental Beings

Confusing Loud Wind Atronach

Ever Bleeding Never Dying

Human human Grower

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I personally like "Men v2.0"

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

Ever Bleeding

Never Drying

Spreading her magic

Joke comes from chorus

[–] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

I wonder if the joke would work better if it actually was a black background. This might also keep the 'its a sail' gang happier.

[–] sazey@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

These very same people would have no problem calling women 'people that birth'.

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

You people have some weird hangups.

[–] GreyShuck@feddit.uk 138 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yes, fun idea. No problem with that but... that 'flag' is a sail. They're different things.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

A sail is just a giant flag that says "I'm a boat!"

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago

Using a sail to fly your colours is a red flag.

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sus. Having any issue with a red flag meme. /s

[–] PunkiBas@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Immediate red flag in my book

[–] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

Those are not flags either, those are pages. smh

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[–] mtpender@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

It's a multifunctional sail.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Remember, pirates did fly red flags as well as black ones. The red ones meant you were extra fucked.

[–] philthi@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What was the point of the red flags? Or... why would anyone choose to fly a red flag? I'm trying to understand why anyone would broadcast "if we come near you, you're fucked". It seems a bad hunting strategy.

Also, why didn't merchant ships fly red flags to be less bothered by pirates?

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Red meant that no quarter would be given, they're going to fucking kill you. Black flag meant they would take your shit without slaughtering you. Granted, fighting back would still get you killed either way. Pirates tended to make examples sometimes, or want revenge, thus slaughter. Of course if they didn't kill everyone, they might press-gang you into service, and now your a pirate too. So red means you're dead.

[–] philthi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I get what you're saying, I'm struggling to understand why any pirate would ever want to fly a red flag.

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