Sooo...Who wants to be a Pirate?

[Santana28]

Just thought of this responding to another thread.

Rick talked of establishing our own community. But being INTJ's, the world is our oyster... so to speak.

How hard would it be to build a pirate ship?

Think about it. Nothing but NT types on board... we could sail the entire world... claim small abandoned islands for our own private paradise... and an assortment of other nefarious types of fun ;)

This sounds like a dream come true to me!

Honestly, if anyone could do it or would be interested... it would be us. Well, except for losing the whole internet connection and all... but still!

[Danisty]

I'd be up for it! I've always thought pirates are pretty cool and not just the clean romanticized versions either...lol.

[Santana28]

Now lets try and imagine how a dozen INTJs in close quarters would interact. I wouldn't believe it possible, myself... what are the odds it has ever happened?

Would we need to bring along a few INFPs for companionship? ;)

Would we be able to get ANYTHING done? haha

[pavman]

It would definitely be fun. I'm sure we'd be able to pass our vast knowledge systems around the room and we'd all be happy learning things we had no clue about. :o)

And yes, slave INFPs might make it more palatable. I think ENFJs might be better suited to our liking tho.

[Santana28]

It would definitely be fun. I'm sure we'd be able to pass our vast knowledge systems around the room and we'd all be happy learning things we had no clue about. :o)

And yes, slave INFPs might make it more palatable. I think ENFJs might be better suited to our liking tho.

now who said anything about them being slaves? ::wink wink nod nod:: hehe

perhaps an ENTP to keep thinks interesting?

I can handle FPs but i don't get along well at all with FJs...

[prometheus]

To all the ENTP female crew members: Prepare to be mated boardy!

[brewmaster]

I have a lot of beer and a few guns, both will likely end up being quite useful.

[prometheus]

I have a lot of beer and a few guns, both will likely end up being quite useful.

I have a lot of guns and a few beers. We could do business. ;)

[PortInStorm]

Oh, my two fav things- sailing and ENTPs... bring it.

[HackerX]

Yarrrrrrrrrrrrrr! This be a fine idea

[OneBadMother]

Arrrrr, I be OneBadMotherpirate. :D I'd volunteer for island exploration, though don't be surprised if I get sidetracked by interesting stuff.

[ssfanatic]

So we'll take "abandoned" ships? I was hoping for some action. But is this hypothetical or what?

[BadMojo]

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Oh, better far to live and die
Under the brave black flag I fly,
Then play a hypocritical part
With a pirate head and a pirate heart.
Away to the world across the seas,
Where pirates all have law degrees,
But I'll be true to the song I sing
And live and die a pirate king.

Chorus:
For I am a pirate king (You are, hurrah for a pirate king).
And it is, it is a glorious thing to be the Pirate King.
I am a Pirate King (You are, hurrah for a pirate king).
And it is, it is a glorious thing to be the Pirate King.
(It is, hurrah for a pirate king, hurrah for the Pirate King)

When I venture forth to seek my prey,
I crush my foes in a royal way.
The ladies yield and the ships go down,
Or is it the other way around?
But many a king in a guilded tower,
If he wants to cling to pomp and power,
Must manage somehow to get through
More dirty work than ever I do.

Chorus

[prometheus]

“Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” H. L. Mencken One of Us Anarcho-Capitalists.

[BlackHawk]

Now lets try and imagine how a dozen INTJs in close quarters would interact.

How about we make an armada, with each INTJ the captain of his/her own ship, each ship manned by a crew of INFx's!?!?!?!?

[prometheus]

How about we make an armada, with each INTJ the captain of his/her own ship, each ship manned by a crew of INFx's!?!?!?!?

Sounds good, but you get Lights, I'd keelhaul him long before getting any work outa him.

[Santana28]

This could be serious ;) With the intelligence and technical skill on this board, all it would take is financing. Could buy an old tanker and retrofit it, or build a smaller craft from scratch. Would of course need people who have the knowledge to do what needs to be done to make this function, and teach the rest of us. Would of course need a doctor.

Could plant bases everywhere around the world. Heck, if those Somali thugs can ride around on their little dinghies and play pirate, why can't we? Of course we'd need someone familiar with sea warfare and marksmanship ;) hehe.

[Firelie]

As long as we aren't the modern-day pirates with guns and metal ships, I'm all for it. Toss me a sword and a bandana, aye!

[prometheus]

This could be serious ;) With the intelligence and technical skill on this board, all it would take is financing. Could buy an old tanker and retrofit it, or build a smaller craft from scratch. Would of course need people who have the knowledge to do what needs to be done to make this function, and teach the rest of us. Would of course need a doctor.

Could plant bases everywhere around the world. Heck, if those Somali thugs can ride around on their little dinghies and play pirate, why can't we? Of course we'd need someone familiar with sea warfare and marksmanship ;) hehe.

I'll volunteer for head of the "defensive" forces. Now I'll need some cash...I'm going cannon huntin'.

[Rick]

Shrimp boats are cheap now. We could buy a 50 footer and fit it out with a turbo charged diesel engine and the jolly roger.

We could hijack a carnival cruise liner. Grappel on board, everyone would think we were entertainment. Skewer the buffet and some clean towels, some babes, some booze, then make off.

No one would be the wiser.

Wait, we need an island base and a mooring. Alas, the lack of an internet connection. Perhaps, the front of the ship could be a USB port. We come into port and the whole ship plugs into our internet connection. Arrgg!

[prometheus]

Found ours. We'll take the one in the back ;)

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[PortInStorm]

I'm out if we're talking tankers *sigh*- we were so close.... And nary an ENTP in sight!

[Rick]

Seaplane capable...got it.

It should be nothing for us to come up with a catapault.





Rick added to this post, 6 minutes and 26 seconds later...

Problem with the one in the back is that we'll need spars and rigging.

Must be able to attach ropes to swing over to the captured vessel, swords in hand. Also, need winches to bring in shrimp nets and gill nets and the farmed oysters and clams from our beds.

[Santana28]

we could build floating bases in the sea... islands that could be towed and left in various locations to elude detection.

we could "access" the military GPS systems for navigation and avoidance ;)

i forgot all about the navy boneyard. i wonder how much the government would accept to part itself from an aging warship?

hell, we could build small wooden pirate ships for "missions" and just have the tanker or whatnot as a base of operations...

Carnival Cruiselines would never know what they had coming! mwoohaha. perhaps i should contact my friend who is on a hiring list to be a traveling musician on a cruise ship ;)

[Rick]

Heck, I wonder how many lobsters I could skewer on my sword dancing and singing down the buffet line.

[Santana28]

Heck, I wonder how many lobsters I could skewer on my sword dancing and singing down the buffet line.

i love seafood! :)

[Nomad]

hell, just go into a waterfront bar in Malaysia sit down, and listen. You'll be hijacking tankers in the Malacca Straight in no time. Small boats is the way to go, Hijack a tanker, saill it out of the shipping lanes, rendezvous with another tanker, pump the cargo out, and sail away. Of course, the nice thing is that many times the ship owners hire you to pirate their own ships, doubledipping in the original cargo and in the insurance payout.

When we are done there, we can sail away to the coast of Eritrea and play the same game, except we have the added fun of bagging rich European tourists on hired sailboats and private yachts for pocket money, and seizing whole cargoes off fishing boats.. That'll get old, then we can run human cargo of illegal immigrants from Algeria and Morocco to Spain and France. Getting good at that, we can get hired to move human cargo out of Taiwan and China.

Once we have all this lovely experience, we can get altruistic and blow Japanese whaling ships out of the water, along with shark finning boats and fishing crews who beat sea lions to death in the Galapogos.

Of course, i know nothing of such things, and would never look into the possible career paths a pirate might take.

'Starts humming a Jimmy Buffet tune'

-Nomad

[Santana28]

hell, just go into a waterfront bar in Malaysia sit down, and listen. You'll be hijacking tankers in the Malacca Straight in no time. Small boats is the way to go, Hijack a tanker, saill it out of the shipping lanes, rendezvous with another tanker, pump the cargo out, and sail away. Of course, the nice thing is that many times the ship owners hire you to pirate their own ships, doubledipping in the original cargo and in the insurance payout.

When we are done there, we can sail away to the coast of Eritrea and play the same game, except we have the added fun of bagging rich European tourists on hired sailboats and private yachts for pocket money, and seizing whole cargoes off fishing boats.. That'll get old, then we can run human cargo of illegal immigrants from Algeria and Morocco to Spain and France. Getting good at that, we can get hired to move human cargo out of Taiwan and China.

Once we have all this lovely experience, we can get altruistic and blow Japanese whaling ships out of the water, along with shark finning boats and fishing crews who beat sea lions to death in the Galapogos.

Of course, i know nothing of such things, and would never look into the possible career paths a pirate might take.

'Starts humming a Jimmy Buffet tune'

-Nomad

;) i like the way you think

[Solaris]

Hmmmm...

I think you need a good ENTJ to be your voice. Somebody has to not be afraid to speak in public.

[Santana28]

Hmmmm...

I think you need a good ENTJ to be your voice. Somebody has to not be afraid to speak in public.

Depends on who we're dealing with. I have no problem speaking up amongst of a group of people who i consider to be equals, or in a position of authority ;)

[BlackHawk]

Depends on who we're dealing with. I have no problem speaking up amongst of a group of people who i consider to be equals, or in a position of authority ;)

Right. We would be speaking among INTJ compatriots, so that shouldn't be a problem.

[MetalWounds]

Who's brave enough to sacrifice an eye to uphold the stereotype?

[Santana28]

Who's brave enough to sacrifice an eye to uphold the stereotype?

that would come naturally during our trials and travails i would assume :) yarrrr, maytee

[Rick]

Found the boat. The Wally 118.

Gas turbine engines, cruises at 60 knots, 118' length, 23' beam. Made from advanced composites. Has all the goodies.

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[Santana28]

looks like something out of james bond....

[Rick]

Doesn't it, though. It's a real Italian pleasure yacht. Price tag is several million dollars.

[Lucid]

I think we could just board enemy ships and argue the crew to death. Actually, we wouldn't have to even argue with the crew, we could just argue with one another and make them watch. We'd clip their eye lids open like in A Clockwork Orange and after a few hours of watching they'd probably commit suicide, leaving the booty for us! :)