I posted a link to this story earlier today. I was mostly interested in the fact that Bill Clinton and Huma Abedin were photographed in Hawaii within the last week. One can reasonably assume that Hillary was there as well.
But I never noticed the photograph being held in the picture. It does seem to be somewhat out of place. Maybe someone that knows more about boats can offer their input.
1. First, let’s discuss the term “Pirate.” Often used as the most generic term, pirate also happens to be the most encompassing. A pirate is any person who uses the sea to commit theft. Pirates could be people who use boats to attack ports or ships, and may even be applied to those people who simply escape by sea. The term is loose enough that it can encompass more specific groups like slavers, Vikings, and the Somali pirates active nowadays. Above all else, a Pirate is breaking the law...2. Second, let’s examine the term” Privateer.” A Privateer is any individual granted license by their government to attack shipping belonging to an enemy government, usually during a war. Privateers are like private contractors: They receive a Letter of Marque from their nation’s Admiralty, which grants them permission to raid enemy ships and keep a percentage of the spoils – so long as they pay a cut of that bounty back to the government. The bearer of the Letter of Marque would then go about hiring his or her own crew and ship at their own expense. A Privateer is operating legally, so long as they have the Letter of Marque. Check out my next post for the final term, Buccaneer! ......3. Buccaneer is used synonymously with the idea of the 17th-18th century Caribbean pirates, but it actually means something quite specific. When Spain started colonizing the Caribbean in the 16th century, it was initially the only nation to do so. Around the beginning of the 17th century, people from other nations like France, England and the Netherlands started trying to settle in the Caribbean too. The problem was they weren’t welcome in Spanish ports because the Spanish didn’t recognize their right to settle. As a result, the only people willing to trade with these settlers and adventurers were social outcasts like mulattos, Native Americans and shipwreck survivors who largely lived in the wild. These people sold supplies like water and meat to the non-Spaniards, who started calling them “Boucaniers.” Boucaniers is a French term of some ambiguity, but according to Cotgrave’s 1611 French/English Dictionary, the closely related word Boucane’ translates as a wooden gridiron that these outcasts used to cook meat. In addition, the French already had a verb called “boucaner” which meant “to hang around with lowlives” or “to imitate a foul tempered billy goat.” These words got meshed together, and the French ended up calling the local outcasts boucaniers. From 1620 on, these “boucaniers” started developing reputations as navigators and sharpshooters, so anyone who wanted to move against the Spanish would want some Boucaniers, or Buccaneers, with them for their combat prowess. By 1680, the term Buccaneer was being used to describe not just the locals but any Pirate of Privateer in general. As a result, the Buccaneer was a Pirate or Privateer operating in the Caribbean during the late 17th century and early 18th century.
DidDid that make Hillary jealous? Did Bill and Huma ever have a “Monica in a blue dress” moment? If not, why not? He would probably hump a cardboard cutout of Helen Thomas.