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Speaking of--did anyone else watch the dramatization of
the adventures of
Edward Teach (Blackbeard) on the National Geographic
Channel last night?


No. Was it good? They'll show it again.

It was apparently as factual and accurate as any account of the man. It
was based on the written account of one of his closest crewmen who lived
to tell the tales. It was interesting, if a bit downplayed from the
popular misconceptions about the pirate. Unfortunately storms rolled in
and I lost my satellite feed at the very end.

Max
He gave his wife to his crew as a present, said to heck with it all, went
back to Ocracoke and got blown out of the water...he died...

LOL !!!!! I knew you were going to be ****ed about his treatment of his
wife. Of course she would have been well advised to 1) not marry the
******* in the first place, knowing his past history, 2) not abuse him
verbally in the presence of others, and 3) not have left with him when he
was ****ed off. Three strikes and you're out. Playing with fire generally
gets one's fingers burned.

What they didn't tell you was that his ex-wife ultimately found the pirate's
life to her liking. She became anyman's wench and a bit of a scoundrel
herself. She was reputed to have killed several captives in cold blood.

Max