The Pirate
A new reporter for the "Port Royal Pirate's Weekly and Buccaneer's Gazette" was sent out to search for human interest stories.
Feeling hungry he decided to drop into the local "Bucket O'Blood Bar and Grill" for lunch and, while waiting for his order, he spotted a pirate by the bar, the man had a wooden left leg, a hook for a right hand and a patch over his right eye.
"Aha!" thought the young man, "this should be an interesting tale for the paper" so he introduced himself to the pirate and bought him a drink.
"May I ask how you lost your leg?" he asked
"Arrrgh" growled the pirate, "That were fighting the Dons off Maracaibo back in '94, they took off me leg wi' chainshot"
And your hand?"
"Arr I lost that back in '03, fightin' alongside Morgan, took clean off by a cutlass"
"And your eye?"
"That were '03 too off Port Royal harbour"
The young man gasped "I don't remember a battle off the harbour in '03"
"'twernt no battle" muttered the pirate "it were seagull droppin's"
"Seagull droppings?"
"Ah, well, it was my first day wi' my hook"
The Pirate
The Pirate
The Truth IS Out There, The lies are in your head. (T. Pratchett - 'Hogfather'))
