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skrika03
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I'm really keen on the "don't do anything" aspect.
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skillery
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quote:
Ryuko:

We romanticize pirates partly because they're far enough away that we can forget...

Pirates are still alive and well in the waters around Indonesia.

A Vietnamese refugee friend of mine says that her boat was boarded by pirates as she was crossing to Malaysia. The pirates did what pirates do.

My dad is a ham radio enthusiast and often talks to retired yachters as they sail around the world. They say that Indonesia is very dangerous and they have to gather in a convoy. The pirates now carry automatic rifles and rocket launchers.

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sndrake
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[Grumble]

knew i shouldn't post number 49 in a thread. Now no one will read about Jean Lafitte. [Grumble]

[Wink]

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T. Analog Kid
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I bet more people read about Jean Lafitte then post links to the Wenchcon Boot Picture...

*flips out and kills his boss, because ninjas are cool*

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