PDA

View Full Version : It's all fun and games until...

flere-imsaho
10-01-2008, 10:07 AM
...you hijack $30 million of heavy weaponry on the high seas and the U.S. Navy shows up. (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/world/africa/01pirates.html?em=&pagewanted=print)

Somalia-based pirates have been in the news for a while, sort of low-level. This time, however, they may have bitten off more than they can chew.
Marc Vaughan
10-01-2008, 10:22 AM
When asked why the pirates needed $20 million to protect themselves from hunger, Mr. Sugule laughed and said, “Because we have a lot of men.”

LOL :D

I thought perhaps he'd use the line that it was needed to stabalise the areas financial institutions? ;)
cuervo72
10-01-2008, 10:25 AM
I love that the pirates have a spokesman.
sterlingice
10-01-2008, 10:41 AM
That was a great story

SI
Mizzou B-ball fan
10-01-2008, 10:45 AM
I love that the pirates have a spokesman.

They didn't mention it in the story, but his name is Bob and his last job was the Iraqi Information Minister.
DanGarion
10-01-2008, 10:49 AM
I thought the punchline was going to be

Til Lane Kiffin gets hurt.
Bobble
10-01-2008, 02:36 PM
"All we wanted was money. Oh, that's illegal? Then we wanted to protect our fishing and ... something noble... We're patriots, not pirates. Spelling error, really. Heh, heh... We're just not very good at semaphore. ... Don't shoot."
Tigercat
10-01-2008, 02:56 PM
When I have Pirates ask me for $20 million for food, I just buy food and bring it to them instead.
DanGarion
10-01-2008, 03:00 PM
When I have Pirates ask me for $20 million for food, I just buy food and bring it to them instead.

You run across that a lot in the ATL?
Tigercat
10-01-2008, 03:07 PM
You run across that a lot in the ATL?

Probably my own fault for keeping a barrel of rum and a suspicious looking locked wooden chest in my car.
Poli
10-01-2008, 03:07 PM
Pittsburgh's baseball team is there every year if I'm not mistaken.
gottimd
10-01-2008, 04:38 PM
Maybe they took "Talk like a Pirate day" too far?