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2009-07-07 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Snopes tracks down pirate-hunting cruise story

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Posted by 2009-07-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Despite being both satire and a hoax, it is still an excellent, if short-lived business opportunity. Once people start shooting back, being a pirate will be a lot less fun.

I do love the way the mainstream media got suckered, though. Praise be to Allah for their layers of fact-checkers and editors!

Posted by SteveS 2009-07-07 00:26|| 2009-07-07 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 TW --- heh -- "that was awfully nice of them" sounds like a couple of "Southern" women I know --- one from Alabama and one from Arkansas (both favorite people of mine) --- can hear each of them now... " that was......

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2009-07-07 01:27|| 2009-07-07 01:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh, dear. I meant, it was awfully nice of them to email me, Sherry. I'm fairly literal in my statements, I'm afraid.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-07-07 08:26|| 2009-07-07 08:26|| Front Page Top

#4 I remember the old Women's Finishing School joke.

We're Taught to say "That's nice" instead of "You're full of shit".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-07-07 14:09|| 2009-07-07 14:09|| Front Page Top

#5 What's the translation of, "Bless her heart," Redneck Jim?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-07-07 22:33|| 2009-07-07 22:33|| Front Page Top

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