The high seas are awash with pirates.

UPDATE: New pic due to broken link. That’s what I get for not hosting my own images.

A.: from the internets, in honor of talk like a pirate day:

J-Ho: hahaha
J-Ho: what does the top-left say?
J-Ho: i can’t make it out

A.: avast

J-Ho: hahahahaha

[Ed. note: We probably shouldn’t admit this, but we read Language Log almost daily. And by “we,” we mean just A.]

“And all they had was some gold…”

Allow your mind to boogle.

What a crafty bunch those pirates are.

Arrr, while we refuse to cover Orlando Bloom, if you need to be buying some supplies…

Is the U.S. Navy pro-pirate?

I’m pretty sure that the pirates are winning at this point. Smart money bet of the week: Bush’s approval rating shoot through the roof when he announces Global War on Maritime Piracy.

Isn’t that amazing? It’s like the coming influenza outbreak or seal clubbing. I just can’t get over these are actually problems we have to deal with. This entire decade is a wash, let’s skip ahead to the teens and never mention it again.

False Alarm.

If the academy hadn’t selected it, they would have had their balls ripped off by Xena here. Holy-fuckin’-stick-up, those guns look dangerous. Even Jack is scared. Little Ang Lee can’t step to that. Plus Pirate Watch!

PIRATE WATCH! We’re gonna have to make this a weekly feature.