[COBOL2Java]

Pirates were, and remain, LARGELY sadistic thief-rapist torturers whose horrific, utterly inhuman deeds are well documented by the few who survived encounters. I never understood our love affair with pirates.

10 Things You Know About Pirates That Are Wrong

[who_would_fardels_bear]

"10 Things You Know About Pirates That Are Wrong"

Seems we pretty much already knew what pirates were about: rum, sodomy, and the lash ... and then more sodomy.

Now I hate pirates too.