Coastie04 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I recently came across this picture of Chinese pirates in 1891. It reminded me of the second picture of German pirates receiving the same punnishment for their crime much earlier. I know I've seen the German picture on this board before, but I can't remember exactly when it was. I just thought it was an interesting comparison that the same punnishment was used in two vastly different cultures in completely different time periods for the same crime. Coastie She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut-throat Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Beheadings.........a timeless classic ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 another favorite, garroting, they use this in "Roman Polanskis Pirates". Looks to be hideous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kass Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I love how in the German one, they pull their shirts down over their shoulders. Knowing the elaborate work on even common men's shirts in Germany at that time, I have to wonder if it wasn't so someone else could claim the shirt and now have to worry about getting the blood out... Yeah... Okay... I'm fixated on textiles. I admit it. I'm in a 12-step program for it. Hi, my name is Kass and I'm obsessed with clothing... Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hester Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 "Roman Polanskis Pirates". Is that any good? Available on DVD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oderlesseye Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 French authorities caught up with La Buse a few years later near Réunion, a rugged volcanic island south of Mauritius. In 1730, as he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand." http://www.myspace.com/oderlesseyehttp://www.facebook....esseye?ref=nameHangin at Execution dock awaits. May yer Life be a long and joyous adventure in gettin there!As he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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