Before diving into the facts, here’s a quick<br />guide to perfecting your pirate lingo. Remember to say “ye” instead<br />of "you" and “me” when normal<br />English would have you say "my." When talking to your friends about your newfound pirate<br />knowledge, be sure to refer to them as your “matey.” Now that “ye” have your lingo all set, here are five facts<br />to help you become an official “Old Salt” of the sea. <br /><br />1. Although movies often depict pirate ships<br />as massive, in reality they were actually small in<br />order to increase speed and agility on the open sea. <br /><br />2. Think you’ll make your enemies walk<br />the plank? Pirates actually didn’t actually<br />use this method to dispose of prisoners. <br />Instead they did the deed quickly or, if they wanted<br />to drag it out, left them stranded on a remote island.<br /> <br />3. Pirates didn’t steal “dubloons,” but rather<br />raided ships for more survival-based items<br />such as food, clothes, tools and medicine. 4. Eyepatches were used<br />by pirates for a much more<br />practical reason than covering<br />wounds or looking tough.<br />Eyepatches allowed pirates to keep one eye<br />adjusted to the dark at all times, allowing<br />for better vision at night and below deck. <br /><br />5. Although piracy by definition is thievery,<br />some civilizations, such as the Greeks, considered<br />piracy to be an honorable profession.
