On Dec 9, 2005, at 1:07 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
I see... It makes sense... I suppose the issue here is somewhat cultural... The image of Pirate Bob instilled in me by Soviet Cinematography is similar yet different ;-).
Of course I know nothing of the Soviet cinema. We were after the archetypal pirate as depicted by Rafael Sabatini and Hollywood. I'm sure that real pirates were probably pretty unattractive, and smelled bad to boot!
Bob
