"If it looks like a , and quacks like a , we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands." - Douglas Adams (English Writer) 1952-2001
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Actually, the eye patches that pirates wore were to make it easy to go below decks during a raid.The eye patch preserved their night vision in one eye so they would flip the patch up when they went below decks, they would put it back over their eye above decks.
My understanding is that there is no historical evidence that pirates wore eye patches for the night vision benefits. Nor is there any real evidence that wearing eye patches was particularly common among pirates. It's a very plausible hypothesis though. I was reading that it used to be quite common for military pilots to wear an eye patch for similar reasons (also sometimes wearing a lead or gold lined eyepatch to prevent blinding in both eyes in case of a nuclear flash or laser attack).
Quote from: Minister of silly walks on September 05, 2018, 05:29:55 PMMy understanding is that there is no historical evidence that pirates wore eye patches for the night vision benefits. Nor is there any real evidence that wearing eye patches was particularly common among pirates. It's a very plausible hypothesis though. I was reading that it used to be quite common for military pilots to wear an eye patch for similar reasons (also sometimes wearing a lead or gold lined eyepatch to prevent blinding in both eyes in case of a nuclear flash or laser attack).Well, if you lot are going to get all pissy and existential about my posting a stupid joke with no more expectation then we stop to enjoy humor for a second or two, then I challenge you to MAKE me laugh or at least pause to think for a moment as QV does!Since we are doing this, though ... How about the fact that ninety nine percent of the pirates never even saw a fucking parrot in their entire lives. Who knows where the parrot myths originated.Probably fucking Disney.
Parrots may well have traded in parrots.
Quote from: Minister of silly walks on September 05, 2018, 09:17:23 PMParrots may well have traded in parrots. One of the best, most hilarious typos I have seen in a while
I find this shit and just have to put it here!!!
Quote from: DirtDawg on September 08, 2018, 06:59:16 AMI find this shit and just have to put it here!!!In English pleez?
Taking the 'wording' away removes all the humor.