I love Sid Meier's Pirates! I loved the original back in the '80s, and I love the remake even more. What other games might I love? [more inside]
posted by rikschell on Sep 13, 2009 - 18 answers

I need to replace my flat brown boots. The problem - they need to be a UK size 9. [more inside]
posted by mippy on Aug 26, 2009 - 7 answers

If you were going to a library for a presentation on pirate women, what would you like to see / hear / do? [more inside]
posted by The corpse in the library on Jun 30, 2009 - 24 answers

Does maritime law require that ships under way do so under running lights only? Why? [more inside]
posted by mccxxiii on Apr 12, 2009 - 5 answers

Recent hostage taking by Somali pirates from ships near their border makes me wonder why it's illegal to arm a ship with weapons to protect themselves from attack? [more inside]
posted by boby on Apr 11, 2009 - 22 answers

What are the logistics of the pirate attack on the supertanker? How is this possible? Does one just need two speedboats and some rocket launchers?
posted by warsawjude on Nov 23, 2008 - 23 answers

I want to read novels about pirates. I don't care about genre, I don't care about quality (much), I just want lots and lots of Age of Sail pirates. [more inside]
posted by Katemonkey on Nov 12, 2008 - 40 answers

Any recommendations for a movie to show my Jewish youth group (grades 8-12), when we meet on Talk Like a Pirate Day? Bonus points if it's either a) Depp-free, and/or b) tangentially related to the themes of the high holidays. I love my job.
posted by ericbop on Aug 19, 2008 - 19 answers

Short-story filter: What are your favorite pirate names? (Real or imagined)
posted by roomthreeseventeen on Jul 8, 2008 - 21 answers

VPNFilter: I like my home network, but I want to access it outside of my home. How do I set up my WRT54GL running DD-WRT v23 SP2 to do that? [more inside]
posted by billtron on Apr 21, 2008 - 11 answers

What are the best maritime / pirate history sites on the east coast and within a 6 hour drive of the DC area? [more inside]
posted by COD on Mar 27, 2007 - 11 answers

What were people who emerged from the cliffs of Cornwall and Dover to steal bounty from wrecked ships in the 1700s called? [more inside]
posted by t0astie on Jan 23, 2007 - 35 answers

I cannot swim. [more inside]
posted by spaltavian on Aug 17, 2006 - 35 answers

Recently I've been stricken with a definite yen to read novels involving swashbuckling and pirates, but then I realized I didn't know of any! (Except maybe for The Princess Bride.) I would very much love to read a fun, adventurous swashbuckling novel much in the same tack as the Monkey Island games and the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, something that promises to be a thrilling, guilty pleasure. Any recommendations?
posted by Lush on Aug 7, 2006 - 36 answers

I need a two fictitious pirate captain names: one French, one Dutch [more inside]
posted by jlstitt on Mar 3, 2006 - 37 answers

Where did pirate speech come from? [more inside]
posted by IndigoJones on Jan 9, 2006 - 18 answers

As a poor college student I've never been afraid to get my software from slightly illegal sources, but now I may have done something stupid. [more inside]
posted by Mark5four0 on Jan 5, 2006 - 18 answers

Half-remembered children's BookFilter: [more inside]
posted by ikkyu2 on Nov 19, 2005 - 9 answers

Everything from software to sports souvenirs to designer accessories now has “authentic” holographic stickers on it. How much does it cost to buy equipment to print holographic stickers? (MI) [more inside]
posted by arse_hat on Nov 26, 2004 - 7 answers