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Swedish Voters Keelhaul Pirate Party

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ye'll-get-im-next-time-buckos dept.

Billosaur writes "Apparently the 'scurvy dawgs' are still in control. Results from Sunday's Swedish national election were not favorable for the Pirate Party, according to Wired News. According to the article, 'The Pirate Party not only failed to score the 4 percent required for a seat in Sweden's Parliament, but appears to have missed the 1 percent that would have afforded the party state assistance with printing ballots and funding staff in the next election.' However, the party sees this as a learning experience and morale is still good."

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  1. Re:This was not good to start with by coolgeek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Harrr laddy, looks like yer takin' a good long pull from a shot of reality.

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  2. logic explained by thedrunkensailor · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just ran for president of Sweden for the pirate party. Obviously the "DrunkenSailor" was a write-in and I lost. But it's for the better; who wants to lead a country that houses dirty war and drug money and is known only for neutrality (not of the net) and watches and knives. oh wait. there are hot chicks there, write me in damnit

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    1. Re:logic explained by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think you've mistaken Switzerland for Sweden. Sweden is in Africa.

    2. Re:logic explained by LSD-OBS · · Score: 4, Funny

      Argh. It's far too easy to confuse that with the Japanese island of Swaziland.

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    3. Re:logic explained by Lex-Man82 · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's because they've got money falling out of every orifice. The average wage is something like $300K. They buy loads of great army type stuff insist that everyone has to spend a little while in there army defending there country, while refusing to go to war with anyone.

      noobs.

    4. Re:logic explained by Dunbal · · Score: 2, Funny


      I think you've mistaken Switzerland for Sweden. Sweden is in Africa.


            And I think you've mistaken Africa for Scandinavia. Scandinavia is in the middle of the pacific, near Hawaii.

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  3. Avast, me hearties! by geckosan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Arrr, 'tis International Talk Like A Pirate Day! What a fell blow to pirates everywhere! Let's keel-haul the negative vibes by keepin' the parlance circa 1700's, me hearties!

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    1. Re:Avast, me hearties! by Apocalypse111 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Encrypt the data holds, batton down tha security patches, argh thar be spyware abound!

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  4. A shame by riffzifnab · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tis grievous black news this most sacred of days to pirates round the globe: Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arrrr, it does bring a tear to my eye. Pas me grog and this one be fer ye, pirate party.

  5. WHAT! by _PimpDaddy7_ · · Score: 3, Funny

    THey did this on Talk Like A Pirate Day?!

    ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
    Shiver me timbers!!!!!!!!!!

  6. Re:This was not good to start with by CmdrGravy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Surely you meant "an entirely piractical way to tackle the issue ?"

  7. Re:This was not good to start with by teh_chrizzle · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought America was supposed to be better than other countries since it allows any ideas to participate in the democratic process.

    nah, america is better than other countries because we god loves us and hates everyone else. that's why is says "god bless america" in the bible.

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