Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On 14 Jan 2007 19:36:32 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

Unless you want to look the serious fool, my opinion would be to pass
on the skull and crossbones.

Your history is right - your opinion is silly and pretentious.

To fly a skull and crossbones is meaningless and fun - it supports the
fancy in us - the romance of the sea - the fun of pretending, just for
the moment, that the fantasy of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is the
reality and not the realism of fact.

To flat out state that a person flying a "Jolly Roger" isn't a serious
boater is a perfect example of being a pompous ass.

Damn man, loosen up.

A private signal is supposed to have some personal meaning. All I can
figure if a guy flys the skull and crossbone is that he and his crew
are pretending to hobble around on wooden legs, calling one another
"matey" and beginning every other sentence with "arrgh!"

If it's your opinion that "playing pirate" is consistent with being a
serious boater, you're entitled to it. If you're not playing pirate,
why flag a Hollywood pirate flag?

Sorry that I didn't bother responding to your personal attack(s) in
this thread with one of my own. Maybe I'm just too much the "pompous
ass" to get down in the mud with you, Tom.
I didn't intend to strike a nerve with anybody who cruises around with
the skull and crossbones hoisted- but you obviously assumed I was out
to insult you personally.

Damn man, loosen up.