 | | Re: Help me with some vocabulary... —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | (...) Gold-digger (no, wait, isn't that Donald Trump's ex-wife)? Treasure hunter (more of a modern term)? Privateer would require a letter of marque and a ship. A ship's captain would require that he was the captain of a ship. Neither would define (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | Re: Help me with some vocabulary... —Markus Wolf
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| | | | (...) Okay smart aleck! :O) Well here's the deal. He does have a ship and he does have a crew but no letter of marque. (That's an official document, right?) He's replaced the old skull and crossbones with a smiley face and a bow tie, though it's (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | | | | | Re: Help me with some vocabulary... —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | (...) of (...) would (...) Then he be a Cap'n. Wif'ou' Letters o' Marque an' Reprisal from offishals uv da King, he ain't a Privateer. 'Taint 'gainst the law ta be seekin' treasure, but thar might be prior claimants or ye may only claim a portion (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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