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[Captain Pogue]

The Dutch painting would be accurate. The Japanese had heavy trade with the Dutch during their period of isolation. They were just limited to Dejimi, if I recall correctly, and some smaller ports.

[Silkie McDonough]

Silkie starts to mop up all the sarcasm oozing out all over the floor.

Padrig, care t'elp?

[Captain Jim]

Don't get any of that on you Silkie. And don't slip in it either.

[Patrick Hand]

Don't get any of that on you Silkie.

Yah... it stains something horrible..........

I was kinda hoping to get Gentleman of Fortune's computer monitor with some spit out coffee when he read this.... but I guess he missed it........

If I didn't have so many project to get ready for PiP, I would make a "Historicaly Accurate stainless Steel Pyrate Ninja Katana" just for the fun of it.....

Think of all the fun I could have with such a project..... all kinds of stupid ninja tricks and hooky pyrate parts.... gotta have skulls and crossed bones all over it to make it "super Authentic"....

I just wonder how many people would fall for the joke.....

[Captain Jim]

And how many poor misguided souls would want one.

[Zephaniah W Nash]

Everyone knows where the only authentic Pyrate Katanas come from; you must travel to the mountain kingdom of Bhutain -- you must travel by foot for three weeks, until you reach the hidden monastery which you can only see in mid-winter, wherein dwells the Brotherhood of the little blue fear-inducing flowers, and impress the fake Rhays-Al-Ghul...

Oh. Wait.

Wrong movie. My bad...