justinp Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 I found this mildly funny and figured I’d pass it on to all you pirate fans. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=210905&title=The-Buccaneer-Stops-Here Quote
mkporwit Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 I have to ask... what's up with the Rumcajs avatar? Not something you see every day... Quote
justinp Posted November 22, 2008 Author Posted November 22, 2008 Completely random, found the toon one day. Not really sure what there talking about… Guess I though he was a good representation of my goofy ass. Plus his wife is smokin. Quote
mkporwit Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Rumcajs was a Czechoslovak cartoon about a cobbler forced into robbery to feed his family due to the oppressive royalty ruling the land... it was very popular in Poland when I was little... Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 I don't understand. The pirates who they are paying the ransom to on the Ukranian weapons ship.. how do those pirates get back to shore once they get their ransom? Why can't they have an "accident" on the way back? Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 Is there some sort of ransom etiquette I don't understand? Quote
mkporwit Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 Yes, there is. So far the pirates have been careful not to harm any crew or passengers on any of the ships they've captured. The companies paying ransom would not want to upset that apple cart. Quote
sobo Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 So, hypothetical scenario here... What happens when an American ship is captured? We have a long-standing policy in this country of not negotiating with those we deem to be terrorists. But are we now going to pay the pirates' ransom to get our ships and people back unharmed? So pirates are not the same thing as terrorists. I see now... PS: If this scenario comes to pass, I'll lay even money that there will be a lot of relatives of dead Americans in this country who might take a small bit of umbrage with this policy. Quote
mkporwit Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Paul, I don't believe that it is the national governments of the ships' owners that are negotiating with the pirates but rather the companies themselves. In the case of a US ship being captured I would expect the shipping company or cruise line to enter negotiations. Just because the US government doesn't negotiate with terrorists (Iran-Contra ) doesn't mean that other entities are prohibited from doing so. Quote
sobo Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Ah Marcin, but I think it does. To allow private American companies to negotiate with terrorists/pirates would undermine the government's position on the matter. I would expect that there would be some serious governmental pressure on these private companies to toe the "party" line. No? Quote
mkporwit Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Nope, there is no prohibition on negotiating with terrorists or other hostage takers. This is just US government policy and not reflected in any laws. Private parties can do what they will. There may be pressure, such as in a kidnapping case where the authorities may prefer that you don't pay for example, but they can't throw you in jail for that as long as you did not break any laws. Quote
sobo Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 I agree there's no law. Pressure is their only weapon. Interesting to see what happens when the scenario eventuates. OH SHIT!!!1 I'm late for my beer!!!1 Quote
mkporwit Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Hah, beat you to it for once -- 2002 Adelaida Cellars Reserve Syrah... Quote
sobo Posted December 20, 2008 Posted December 20, 2008 Bastard! But it's only because you're sitting at home with huge holes in the back of your gums and missing four teeth. Quote
sobo Posted December 24, 2008 Posted December 24, 2008 I will never get those 3 minutes back... Quote
111 Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Today's pirates .....are a little Special Ed. I heard reports that a significant amout of the 3 million ransom as well as 6 pirates went to the bottom of the ocean when a pirate skiff overturned on the way home from the hijacked ship. Serves ya right! Edited January 11, 2009 by 111 Quote
sobo Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Read that too, only the report I saw listed 5 dead. The uncle of one of the pirates blames the US and the naval surveillance as the reason for his nephew's death. Paraphrasing the uncle: "If the naval surveillance was not in place, then my nephew would not have to run from the warships, and his boat would not have capsized." Yeah, that's some blistering logic there, Unc... Quote
PhöQ Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 This thread needed a "Todays Pilates" intermission. Thanks Quote
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