Pirates

When most of us think of Pirates, mostly visions of swashbucklers from old Disney movies like Captain Kidd or Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow spring immediately to mind. Indeed, images of peg-legged characters sporting eye-patches who can drink a yard of ale and harbor evil intentions for all ye' wenches, have tended to romanticize or otherwise color our impressions of these seafaring scallywags.

In reality, pirates have captured our imaginations in a variety of ways through the years. They also come in a variety of types. Baseball has the Pittsburgh Pirates, the music industry blames Music Pirates for a downturn in business due to free downloading.

Getting back to those colorful sea bandits, though, piracy on the waterways of the world is actually a very real and continuing threat, as demonstrated by incidents in and around the waterways of countries like Somalia.

In the blogosphere, you can find information on all types of Pirates. There are any number of blogs devoted to Johnny Depp, for example. Music piracy is discussed at places like Business Week. Bucs Dugout is a site devoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

On a more serious note, you'll find information about the real-life Somali Pirates at the CounterTerrorism Blog, as well as one of the Somali Pirates home movies at Lede Blog.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Pirates”

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• Financially Metastatic, Philosophically Ignorant.

  
  Some of Patrice Ayme's Thoughts — Authority: 118
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• Lincecum Off the Hook? This Video Helped.

  
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• Why Jason Bay Might Be Worth $20 Million a Year, to the Right Team

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 773
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• T459O Best VGM #82 – Zack & Wiki – Reunited

  
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• I Can See How Its Going..........

  
  THE SONIC ASSAULT!!!.....STEADY BOMBARDMENT!!!! — Authority: 123
  .............Gods will is done.......... I can see how this thing is going..so I fall back...Gods will is done. Then youll see me going for what Im knowing..it should be showing...as I Transcend and Transform ...Im trying to stay on the one. Little homie was letting me know the deal....said Dekalb County ...
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• ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star Jonathan Pryce ‘doesn’t want another sequel’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, November 08 (ANI): Pirates of the Caribbean actor Jonathan Pryce has criticised making of sequels of high budget films, hinting that he does not wish for another addition to the pirate series. The actor, who played the father of Keira Knightley’s character in the last three ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ ...
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• Bye-Bye Boys

  
  The Green Weenie — Authority: 128
  Hey, ever wonder what happened to the Buccos that got caught up in the new suits brooming? Heres their post-Pirate track records: -- IF Jose Bautista (sent to Toronto): Joey Bats has hit .232 in his time as a Blue Jay as a utility guy, with 16 HR and 50 RBI in 392 at-bats. Hes in his final arbitration year. -- ...
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• Jack Wilson Is Your Ex Girlfriend. Keep It That Way

  
  FanSided — Authority: 592
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• Norah Jones’ album “The Fall” has leaked!

  
  LOFT965 — Authority: 524
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• Arizona Fall League Quick Hit: Has Donald Veal Turned the Corner?

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 773
  Donald Veal, acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2008 Rule V draft, may finally be displaying the talent that many have believed he possessed.  He has struggled since being promoted to Double-A in 2007 (with the Cubs) to the point that the Pirates tried him out of the bullpen last season (with awful results). ...
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• Felix The Devil 2

  
  Mobi11.com — Authority: 116
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• Celebrity Kid Umbrellas - Pirate Edition

  
  Famecrawler — Authority: 159
  Arr, these water drops not be gettin’ on your celebrity kid head, matey. Be wonderin’ who I be talkin’ about arrr ya? Want to be buyin’ your own pirate umbrella is it? Droolicious says I.
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• Review: Drawing the Veil by Stevie Woods

  
  Speak Its Name — Authority: 127
  The exciting prequel to Beyond the Veil! Read how Malik became the pirate captain who fell for Robert, and how he was forced into a life of pain, fear and violence following his capture by the Corsairs.Review by ErastesThis is a prequel and sequel to “Beyond the Veil” which was reviewed earlier on the Blog.Like ...
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• McCutchen’s Upside

  
  Dugout Central — Authority: 524
  When the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted outfielder Andrew McCutchen, he was compared to Marquis Grissom. Well, that comparison is incorrect and unfair - to McCutchen. Yes, Grissom had 1,187 runs, 2,251 hits, 227 home runs, 967 RBIs and 429 steals for his career. And, yes, Grissom will be on the Hall of Fame ballot, and ...
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• Veal Continues to Deal

  
  FanSided — Authority: 592
  Pirates LHP Donnie Veal threw four more innings for another victory today for Scottsdale.  Veal gave up three hits, struck out five batters.He lowered his ERA to 0.54Do you believe yet?
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• Friday Night Art Show: The Best Pirate Crew Ever

  
  Michael May's Adventureblog — Authority: 429
  August was Pirates Month at Sketchy Business and theres lots of cool stuff to see there. Ive picked out a few of my favorites, but you should really check out the entire gallery. Theres so much that I eventually had to cut myself off and leave behind - among others - pirate onions and a pirate riding a dinosaur. ...
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• SHEALDI Deemed A Major Success

  
  The Online Discernmentalist Mafia — Authority: 132
  Brannon Howse backs our SHEALDI  and says that ‘it is a major advance in Discernmentalist technology in our Absolute Truth War .’  Absolute Truth Facts about SHEALDI : SHEALDI also stands for “defense Sheild for Discernmentalists and their Absolute Truth ministries in the Absolute ...
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• Pirates Designate Three For Assignment

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 716
  The Pittsburgh Post Gazette  reports that the Pirates designated three players for assignment today: righthanders Virgil Vasquez and Eric Hacker , and catcher Steve Lerud . All three were sent to Double-A Altoona. Vasquez, 27, had two stints with the Pirates in 2009, pitching to a 5.84 ERA in 44.2 IP. The ...
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