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Somali Pirates Open Up a "Stock Exchange"
reginaldo writes to clue us that pirates in Somalia have opened up a cooperative in Haradheere, where investors can pay money or guns to help their favorite pirate crew for a share of the piracy profits. "'Four months ago, during the monsoon rains, we decided to set up this stock exchange. We started with 15 "maritime companies" and now we are hosting 72. Ten of them have so far been successful at hijacking,' Mohammed [a wealthy former pirate who took a Reuters reporter to the facility] said. ... Piracy investor Sahra Ibrahim, a 22-year-old divorcee, was lined up with others waiting for her cut of a ransom pay-out after one of the gangs freed a Spanish tuna fishing vessel. 'I am waiting for my share after I contributed a rocket-propelled grenade for the operation,' she said, adding that she got the weapon from her ex-husband in alimony. 'I am really happy and lucky. I have made $75,000 in only 38 days since I joined the "company."'"
Have we got a great deal for you!!
Do you need an interactive website? Is telecommuting OK?
Now half of my dream equation is complete; however, my plans will truly come to fruition the day there is a Ninja stock exchange. Then the eternal hypothetical fight of the ages past can be settled, "Who would win in a stock trade battle, Ninja's or Pirates?" (btw, by settled I mean the Ninjas will trade the shit out of the Pirates...)
Perhaps we can send some folks from the BSA and RIAA over there to educate them about actual, real piracy. Might help them to stop confusing the term with copyright infringement.
A government is a body of people notably ungoverned - AC
This is unregulated laissez faire capitalism at its finest. I'm so proud, little Somolia is growing up.
By supporting the pirate industry, they give jobs and new opportunities to the local people. But this is not the only reason why we should support them. They do an amazing job reverting the global warming. Every ecologically responsible person should invest in this stock exchange.
In unrelated news, it is rumored that the Rainbow Warrior will join their fleet.
Pirate: I'd like to borrow some money.
Banker: For what?
Pirate: I'm planning a bank robbery. The return on your investment will be considerable.
Banker: That sounds reasonable...
Actually, by virtue of a large number of competing governments, and very low barriers to entry, the free market now provides Somalis with some of the finest governance available!
That's how it works, right?
And they don't have to worry about implementing a cap-and-trade program because if sea level rises they'll just float.
So pirates are more honest than bankers/stock investers/politicians?
That i can believe in!
"Don't Forget to Salt the Fries"
What makes them cowards is that they attack the weak and defenseless.
the Pirates of the Caribbean movies but those were a) Disney movies and b) utterly ridiculous (heck, the so called pirates did very little actual pirating unless they were clearly the bad guys).
Aye, but Pirating isn't about what you do, it's about what you arrr
Madman curie sounds like the name of a stunt motorcyclist
(1.21 gigawatts) / (88 miles per hour) = 30 757 874 newtons
How many times do we have to go over this? Piracy isn't theft. There is no loss of tangible goods, just making a copy. Ok, suppose I had this replicator, and your car... and... uh...
(R's the FA)
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