There was an episode of Seinfeld once where Jerry proclaimed that he did not want to be a pirate. While the episode was funny, I can’t imagine not wanting to be a pirate. The modern day idea of a pirate is much different than what they used to be, but that is part of the fun. We all know that they were once very feared, and they did horrible things, but that doesn’t stop us from loving the idea of them today. There are modern day pirates, but they are nothing like what we see when we go out to get pirate costumes from the store.

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