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I just found this period portrait of a Dutch pirate named Capiteyn Jan Bart (or Jean Bart / Baert) from 1675-1724

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check out his neck scarf thing. I havent seen one worn like that before. He is wearing the higher heel shoes too.

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...and then I discovered the wine...

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And a somewhat less flattering (and probably more realistic) portrait of the same man:

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(And whenever I look at that first picture I can't help wondering if it's a young David Niven, or Vivien Leigh in drag)

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ha ha you are not wrong.

at least his moustache stayed the same size.

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...and then I discovered the wine...

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The PhotoShop of its time.

-- Hurricane

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  • Captain of The Pyrates of the Coast
  • Author of "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Year Before the Mast" (Published in Fall 2011)
  • Scurrilous Rogue
  • Stirrer of Pots
  • Fomenter of Mutiny
  • Bon Vivant & Roustabout
  • Part-time Carnival Barker
  • Certified Ex-Wife Collector
  • Experienced Drinking Companion

"I was screwed. I readied my confession and the sobbing pleas not to tell my wife. But as I turned, no one was in the bed. The room was empty. The naked girl was gone, like magic."

"Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Years Before the Mast" - Amazon.com

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Jean Bart (21 October 1651 – 27 April 1702) was a Flemish sailor who primarily served the French crown as naval commander and privateer.

Jean Bart's site - because I didn't want to quote Wikipedia.

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-A swashbuckling adventures RPG, set in 1720 in West Indies; winner of Distant Fantasies& RPG-D Member's Choice Award; RPG Conference's Originality Award; 2011 & 2012 Simming Prizes-

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