- Mediterranean Sea (including "marginal seas")
- Adriatic Sea
- Black Sea
- Red Sea (including the Dead Sea and Galilee Sea)
- Arabian Sea
- Persian Gulf
- Caspian Sea
And now for the obligatory nondescript "sea" photo (which I took near the Bahamas):
Showing posts with label pirates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pirates. Show all posts
Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Seven Seas
So what are the Seven Seas exactly? According to a sentence from Wikipedia (that needs citation), the Seven Seas were:
Monday, February 1, 2010
Swashbuckle Sucks
Swashbuckle is a pirate-themed thrash band from New Jersey. They have been on several US tours with larger acts the past year or two. Oh, yeah, and they fucking suck.
They dress like pirates, they usually bring inflatable palm trees, and all their stage banter is pirate-like. For some dumb fucking reason they had a guy come out in a shark suit and ran around like a moron during their last song. And here's the worst part: the crowd loves them.
I've been trying to figure out why I hate them so much since on paper it doesn't look too bad. I love the other two pirate bands (Alestorm and Running Wild), and they talk all piratey. Running Wild dressed like pirates. I finally put my finger on it: Swashbuckle's music has nothing to do with pirates.
That's right. It's all just a gimmick. Sure, they sing about pirates, but the music is just poorly written thrash. Alestorm uses the keytar to sound all pirate-like. Running Wild writes sea-chantey-like songs. Swashbuckle just fucking blows:
Yeah! Exactly! Terrible! Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if they dropped the whole pirate thing. Just to get the awful taste out of your mouth, here's some Alestorm:
I thought originally that they were just cashing in on the pirate fad that Alestorm started. However, it turns out that Swashbuckle was formed before Alestorm.
It's all moot anyway since Running Wild was started in 1976 and has been singing about pirates since the mid 80s.
So anyway Swashbuckle needs to stop. Immediately.
They dress like pirates, they usually bring inflatable palm trees, and all their stage banter is pirate-like. For some dumb fucking reason they had a guy come out in a shark suit and ran around like a moron during their last song. And here's the worst part: the crowd loves them.
I've been trying to figure out why I hate them so much since on paper it doesn't look too bad. I love the other two pirate bands (Alestorm and Running Wild), and they talk all piratey. Running Wild dressed like pirates. I finally put my finger on it: Swashbuckle's music has nothing to do with pirates.
That's right. It's all just a gimmick. Sure, they sing about pirates, but the music is just poorly written thrash. Alestorm uses the keytar to sound all pirate-like. Running Wild writes sea-chantey-like songs. Swashbuckle just fucking blows:
Yeah! Exactly! Terrible! Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if they dropped the whole pirate thing. Just to get the awful taste out of your mouth, here's some Alestorm:
I thought originally that they were just cashing in on the pirate fad that Alestorm started. However, it turns out that Swashbuckle was formed before Alestorm.
It's all moot anyway since Running Wild was started in 1976 and has been singing about pirates since the mid 80s.
So anyway Swashbuckle needs to stop. Immediately.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Somali Pirates Make My Brain Hurt
So, I'm sure everyone is aware of the Somali pirates attempting to hijack Maersk Alabama, failing, then holding the captain for ransom. US Navy snipers disposed of them when one pointed an AK-47 at the captain being held hostage.
According to CNN, a Somali pirate named Ali Nur said, "The killing of our boys was aggression, and the U.S. will see what they get from their operation."
That's right, killing armed people who hijack unarmed merchant ships and hold the crew (and/or the ship) for ransom are complaining about who is being aggressive.
Kill 'em all I say.
Pirates aren't all bad thouogh. Here are some pirates we all can agree on:
According to CNN, a Somali pirate named Ali Nur said, "The killing of our boys was aggression, and the U.S. will see what they get from their operation."
That's right, killing armed people who hijack unarmed merchant ships and hold the crew (and/or the ship) for ransom are complaining about who is being aggressive.
Kill 'em all I say.
Pirates aren't all bad thouogh. Here are some pirates we all can agree on:
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