Tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, so naturally I had to do a little research to see if there were any Jewish pirates. Such a treasure trove of information I found!
It turns out that when the Sephardim were run out of Spain in 1492 some of them became notorious pirates. And there was even a Moroccan pirate who was also a rabbi. I'd hate to be the kid who had this guy do his bris.
One of their ships probably had a parrot named Herschel whose repertoire consisted of:
"Be careful with that sword; You could put out an eye."
"Plank, schmank; Make the prisoner call his mother."
"Discover Florida? You should live so long."
1 comment:
PWAH! You are TOO damn funny!
Btw, in honor of dear departed Alex, I also think you should be the marketing consultant for International Talk Like a Parrot Day.
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