I don't understand these modern pirates...

Did you hear they make $150 million a year hijacking tankers and fish boats? My Jack Sparrow, that's a lot of money. The mistake they do is that they don't invest any money at all in pirate movies. A pirate gets bad publicity on the news and good publicity in the movies. All they have to do is invest a couple of million in Hollywood to make more pirate movies. That's it! Or hire costume consultants from Hollywood to dress them in traditional pirate attire. People will see them more sympathetically on the news this way. The rest of the money can stay buried under Somali sand :)

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noah's roofs

if you couldn't figure it out by reading the title, perhaps you never read the bible literally enough. a noah's roof is the concept of using a boat as a roof. it's not a joke.

strange as it may sound, it can actually help save people's lives in the developing world from devastating floods. a ladder inside the house leads to an attic-type door opening that gets everyone inside the boat. the boat is anchored on the ceiling in such a way that it detaches easily from it perhaps using pins or latches. villages with boat roofs can become tourist attractions and raise local income, for instance viewed from above on a helicopter ride or balloon as part of a safari or other tourist activity.

again, this is not a joke, it's an idea some people contemplate seriously. I think it must have had its origins in the bible :)

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