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  King of the Pirates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the anime and manga One Piece, the fictional King of the Pirates is the strongest pirate alive and owner of the legendary treasure known as The One Piece.
After "King of Pirates" became used in the manga, 4Kids chose to use "King of the Pirates" for the dub of One Piece.
The previous King of Pirates, Gold Roger, hid the One Piece somewhere deep inside The Grand Line before he was caught and executed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Pirate_King   (165 words)

  
 Pirate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pirates readily accepted outcasts from traditional societies, perhaps easily recognizing kindred spirits, and they were known to free slaves from slave ships and welcome them into the pirate fold.
Pirates with commissions from a government are called privateers or corsairs, which in modern Arabic is قرصان from the Turkish Korsan, which seems to have been derived from the European word, which in turn comes from the mediaeval Latin cursa, "raid, expedition, inroad".
Atomsk, the pirate king in the anime FLCL.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pirate   (3135 words)

  
 Pirate -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pirates who operated in the (The string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort area) West Indies were known as (Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation) buccaneers.
Pirates are called Lanun by both the Indonesians and the Malaysians who form the nations bracketing the (additional info and facts about Straits of Malacca) Straits of Malacca.
Pirates with commissions from a government are called privateers or (A pirate along the Barbary coast) corsairs, which in modern Arabic is قرصان from the Turkish Korsan, which seems to have been derived from the European word, which in turn comes from the mediaeval Latin cursa, "raid, expedition, inroad".
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pi/pirate.htm   (3287 words)

  
 TIMEasia.com: Asian Journey 2001
All four men—modern-day pirate chiefs—headquarter their crews on the Indonesian island of Babi (meaning pig), a waterside refuge of stilted shacks in sight of the Singapore skyline, whose 1,000 or so souls get by almost solely on piracy and prostitution.
The pirate king and a burly buddy with a buzz cut check to see if either has removed a forearm tattoo from their teenage robbery years that would link them to a third man recently shot and killed holding up a truck.
The pirate king claims he has largely given up his old escapades when he and his crew would routinely hit 15 cargo ships on a moonless night for cash and whatever else they could carry.
www.time.com /time/asia/features/journey2001/pirates.html   (1139 words)

  
 Pirate King Coxinga And The Fall Of The Ming Dynasty
Pirate King: Coxinga and the Fall of the Ming Dynasty
This is the tale of a remarkable loyalist and his family, filled with a host of extraordinary characters -- including the sword-wielding priest Adam Schall, the trader and conman Captain China, and Coxinga's samurai mother.
Pirate King: Coxinga and the Fall of the Ming Dynasty by Jonathan Clements
www.muramasaindustries.com /fact/pirateking/pirateking.html   (381 words)

  
 Pirate king - Uncyclopedia
Dreaderus was born to a middle income pirate family at the age of 16 in 1954.
While most pirates at the time were still using cannons, Dreaderus insisted on using trained Sea Gators and hired Mexican Merfolk to vanquish his growing number of foes.
He was crowned the King of Pirates at the 1986 Super Bowl.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Pirate_king   (805 words)

  
 Shire of Sigelhundas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pirates of the day were actually defended by some members of the Greek Senate, saying they were only poor fishermen who had no choice but to turn to piracy.
When one thinks of pirates, images of brigands and murderers running up the Jolly Roger and killing without mercy spring to mind, but the pirates of the 16th century were, for the most part, explorers and politicians who thought of themselves as gentlemen working for the good of their country.
Most of the pirates of this time would not be remembered if it wasn't for the Spanish and their obsessive record keeping of all ships that passed through their seas in a vain attempt to rule the sea.
www.sigelhundas.org /classes/pirate-history.shtml   (5430 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Away to the cheating world go you, Where pirates all are well-to-do; But I'll be true to the song I sing, And live and die a Pirate King.
KING: And it is, it is a glorious thing To be a Pirate King.
ALL: It is! Hurrah for the Pirate King!
linuxmafia.com /pub/humour/pirateking   (197 words)

  
 About The Pirate King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
If you harbor a burning desire to know why TPK started this site, The Manila Tombstone is about the nearest she comes to a manifesto.
A firm believer in shameless pimping, TPK wishes to point out the writings of her tasty and versatile husband, Captain Midnight.
TPK is usually suspicious of anyone who refers to himself/herself in the third person (see Bob Dole) and therefore refuses to trust herself.
www.piratereview.com /about.asp   (238 words)

  
 Captain Dave - Pirate King of Pennsylvania!
Within the story of the dreaded Pirate King of Pennsylvania, you'll find the answers to the questions that are the key to solving the puzzle.
Many pirates were seamen or fishermen who turned to piracy and smuggling when their traditional sources of income failed.
It was also not unusual for pirates to be "forced men:" able-bodied seamen, especially those with specialized skills such as surgeons, carpenters and coopers, who were taken in an attack and forced to serve on pirate vessels.
dcls.org /pirate/pirate2.html   (489 words)

  
 Captain Dave - Pirate King of Pennsylvania!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Instead of being asked to join the group, the pirates and a group of fans chased Captain Dave through the streets of Boston and into Boston Harbor, waving baseball bats and throwing peanuts at him.
As the pirates removed all the valuables, Don Pedro entered the Captain's cabin and discovered the Captain's wife with a baby girl, born on the ocean trip.
When the pirate was told the newborn had not been named yet, he offered to spare the ship if the child was named after his mother.
dcls.org /pirate/pirate5.html   (445 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner : Pieces of the Past: Henry Morgan, The Pirate King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
UCCANEER AND pirate, admiral and general, country gentleman and planter, custos and judge of the court of Vice-Admiralty, governor and knight ­ all are titles held by Morgan during his colourful lifetime.
It is not surprising that history regards him as a pirate king, referring to him as the greatest buccaneer of them all (although most likely forerunners of the pirates, the two terms are used somewhat interchangeably).
The pirates held their ground and eventually the Spanish were forced to retreat.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /pages/history/story0038.htm   (1808 words)

  
 IGN: Planning Your Pirate Island
Game design starts with the idea that the Pirate King builds up his island to make pirates happy and to keep captives under control, or resigned to their fate.
All of your islanders, whether they are pirates or captives, achieve 'satisfaction' as a combination of two types of elements: environmental and immediate.
If a pirate remains in an area that feels well defended, and at the same time he is able to find things (like grog) that he wants, he will be a happier pirate and more supportive of his Pirate King.
pc.ign.com /articles/386/386883p1.html   (968 words)

  
 [No title]
We've simplified the plot somewhat...The pirate gang and the papparazzi are no longer with us, and the pirate king's part has been expanded.
PIRATE KING Erudite though you may be You'll fetch a pretty shekel.
PIRATE KING You're captives on my pirate frigate I'll sell you in the East I'll throw you in my brig - it Won't hurt you in the least.
www.eecs.tufts.edu /~cowen/Mummers/katyatim.txt   (2056 words)

  
 King pirates his cues
He's the Pirate King, leader of a scruffy band of rapscallions bent on wreaking havoc on the fair maidens of Penzance.
The Pirate King's story was told from a swashbuckling point of view.
Piggee's research revealed that in the early stages, the King was a ship's steward and the whole Pirate King business was meant as a parody.
www.azcentral.com /ent/arts/articles/1230onstage30.html   (448 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Whitebeard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Edward Newgate, better known as Whitebeard, is the most powerful living pirate in Eiichiro Oda's manga, One Piece.
Whitebeard's terrifying strength is well known throughout Grand Line, for he once fought the Pirate King Gol D. Roger and came out equally matched.
Whitebeard drinks rum by the barrel, and apparently has some medical problems, as he is connected to various IV tubes and is constantly monitored by doctors and nurses.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Whitebeard   (311 words)

  
 Halley's Comment: Pirates of Penzance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
They are from Gilbert & Sullivan's great operetta Pirates of Penzance where the king of the pirates explains why it's just so much more fun to be behave badly.
His pirate comrade, Frederic, finds that his indentures to the pirates are over at age 21 and asks his friend to join him in the world of respectable people, but the Pirate King explains it just can't happen.
With a pirate head and a pirate heart.
halleyscomment.blogspot.com /2003/11/pirates-of-penzance.html   (146 words)

  
 All Hail The Pirate King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
She needn't have worried, King James Hook wanted all his subjects to have the best possible view of their ruler, to that end he had a palanquin that raised him up so high that everyone could see his magnificence and be suitably awed.
She had noticed that the King appeared to hold his right hand rather stiffly and she now realised that the hand, enclosed in an embroidered gauntlet, was, in fact, false.
King Hook was stalled for the time being, his ships berthed in their own harbour, away from the public wharf where the Shark was moored.
peterpan-movie.co.uk /Fanfic/AllHail/ThePirateKing.html   (23922 words)

  
 Freemasonry, Pirates, the Jolly Roger, and Mithraism
He was the god of mutual obligation between the king and his warriors, and, hence, the god of war.
The kings of Commagene (southeast of Turkey) venerated Mithra.
Mithradates VI of Pontus may have been a worshipper of the god, and his allies, the Cilician pirates, are known to have performed Mithraic ceremonies (67 BC).
www.freemasonrywatch.org /pirates.html   (8610 words)

  
 THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE - Pittsburgh Savoyards Libretto
SAMUEL, the Pirate Lieutenant, is going from one group to another, filling the cups from a flask.
I assure you, Frederic, that such is the anguish and remorse I feel at the abominable falsehood by which I escaped these easily deluded pirates, that I would go to their simple-minded chief this very night and confess all, did I not fear that the consequences would be most disastrous to myself.
A rollicking band of pirates we, Who, tired of tossing on the sea, Are trying their hand at a burglaree, With weapons grim and gory.
www.pittsburghsavoyards.org /seasons/64/Pirates/pop_libretto.html   (7161 words)

  
 ModBlog - The Pirate King will kick your ass!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
ive been a pirate ever since then....now get this, at about 10yrs old i started liking robots and cyborgs too, so i then combined pirates and robots, in drawings and the result was fucking awesome!!!
I started it, so they named me the pirate king of the pirate x clan.
the pirates are more of a combination of cyborgs and dark clothing.
piratexking.modblog.com   (767 words)

  
 International Talk Like A Pirate Day
If ye were responsible for naming yer pirate ship, what would she be called?
When engaged in a life and death battle with the dread pirate hunter, Captain Snotty, my weapon of choice is....
Every pirate should end his or her days...
www.talklikeapirate.com /ppi.html   (503 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance / Kline, Ronstadt, Smith, Routledge, Delacorte Theater ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In The Pirates of Penzance, Papp had a story that offered a mixture of potential action and comedy that was less arcane than other G&S chestnuts, which Papp's production underlined by playing up its antic conflict between its hapless, titular pirates and the citizens of Penzance, the Cornish town targeted for plunder.
The cast, meanwhile, tears into the farcical plot with elan, led by Kevin Kline as the Pirate King, a role perfect for his skill at lampooning masculine bravado (not to mention his underexposed, generally strong singing).
The three key roles in Pirates are the Major General, the Pirate King, and the Sergeant of Police.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6300182762?v=glance   (2107 words)

  
 Game Previews of upcoming games from Gamefest.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
But he’s a rascal, that Pirate King, so you’ll need to recruit one of the dregs of the Queen’s dungeons because sometimes it takes a pirate to catch a pirate.
Iffn’ you discover where that swab is hiding, you’ll need to beat the Pirate King in a duel or acquire enough gold to buy back the ship.
Gain in wealth and might until one of your two agents is ready to enter the Lair of the Pirate King.
gamefest.com /news/preview_detail/2044_0_5_0_C   (392 words)

  
 The Pirate Movie (1982)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Trivia: Ted Hamilton (The Pirate King) was also the executive producer.
The film keeps a fine pace when it involves the pirates, but struggles to keep an interest when there no salty old seadogs involved in the scene.
Ted Hamilton as the Pirate King, provides a performance that is reminiscent of Errol Flynn at his peak.
imdb.com /title/tt0084504   (331 words)

  
 NES WORLD ARTICLE: ORIGINAL VS. PIRATE: LION KING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The two pictures above shows the original licensed version to the left and the pirate version on the right, as you can see there's no copyright on this one's titlescreen.
It's odd to see how pirates (unlicensed companies), who are known for making less quality products than the official licensed companies, have been able to come up with a much much better version of LionKing than Virgin was back in 1994.
Not only the music in the pirate version is better, but also the control of simba is much better.
www.nesworld.com /ovp-lion.htm   (258 words)

  
 Halloween Pirate Costumes and Costume Accessories (1)
Our Child's Pirate King Costume includes headband, printed shirt with vinyl front, fl and white striped pants and waist sash.
A kind of Senorita Pirate Princess if you will...
Pirate Princess Costume includes a real velvet dress and belt, Standard adult size, 100% polyester (Except trim)
www.portroyaltradingco.com /pr_costume1.html   (241 words)

  
 Home of Axis Tol
This rogue among rogues has sacked the great city of Port Charles and left it burning in ruins as he sails away with a woman whom he thinks is the Lady Beatrice Niall.
For I am a pirate king (You are, hurrah for a pirate king).
(It is, hurrah for a pirate king, hurrah for the Pirate King)
www.panhistoria.com /Stacks/Novels/Character_Homes/home.php?CharID=355   (533 words)

  
 The Pirates of Substance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The curtain opens on a group of pirates sitting at their computers, surfing the Web and downloading illegal copies of copyrighted works.
The PIRATE KING, shocked by the news, bursts into song.
PIRATE KING: With rock and jazz and rap and swing
www.computeruser.com /articles/2112,3,7,1,1201,02.html   (374 words)

  
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 The Pirate Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Be ye seekin' tales o' salty dogs an' pirate treasure in th' inimitable style o' Long John Silver his own self?
But if you do happen to be looking for the inane blatherings of one Pirate King, renegade reviewer of All But the Kitchen Sink, well, you've come to the right place.
Here at the Pirate Review, I mean to park my incessant ramblings on subjects both sublime and ridiculous, at least until such time as the tide turns.
www.piratereview.com   (145 words)

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