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    Image of War Cats! War Cats!
    10/27/09

    In reply to Somali Pirate Kidnapping of Kindly Brits Sure to End Poorly
    Jesus, Reuters' Mogadishu bureau must be going crazy over this.
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    Image of New Gonzo Drifter New Gonzo Drifter
    10/27/09

    @War Cats!: Ha, ha -- that's funny. No news outlet has a bureau in the Mog, as all of the bureaus are in Nairobi, next door in Kenya. All of the news outlets have stringers based in Mog, to which the wires and major papers simply dateline the stories out of ... #somalipirates
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    10/27/09

    @NewGonzo:

    The journos jet in every morning, then jet back to Nairobi for happy hour.

    At least that's what my hubby told me he did. #somalipirates
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    Image of son of spam son of spam
    10/27/09

    @NewGonzo: Stop sending me all of those emails. #somalipirates
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    Image of New Gonzo Drifter New Gonzo Drifter
    10/27/09

    @son of spam: Funny! #somalipirates
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    Image of New Gonzo Drifter New Gonzo Drifter
    10/27/09

    @miss_msry: Well, as a print correspondent (and photojournalist) who spent several years covering the region while based in both Kenya and Ethiopia, and having covered much of the fracas in the last few years, I can tell you NO ONE has "jetted" into Mogadishu every morning and made it back to Nairobi for happy hour in least 20 years. You hubby must be at least 50 years old, English or Italian, and a bold-faced teller of non truths.

    That's a wild yarn to get laid, which you must have fell for when you met him.

    "Oh, indeed, dear! My mates and I would secure a plane to take us into the northern part of the Mog when the day's fighting would erupt, and we would get our story, you see, love? And then we would be back for Sundowners at The Talisman by 5 every afta-noon ... the Rover was always cleaned and ready to go at Wilson (airport), you see, love, and Wamwara would always be waiting paitently to drive us back to the Talisman's bar! Wonda-ful days, indeed ... would you like to go back to my place for a drink, love?"

    Terms of reference:

    The Talisman: a restaurant/bar in the Karen district of Nairobi.

    Rover: Range Rover or Land Rover

    Wilson Airport: the other airport in Nairobi, as opposed to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (most flights to and from Somalia originate out of Wilson, where there is a significant military presence)

    Wamwara: Kenyan male name

    But ha, ha -- ha! #somalipirates
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    Image of War Cats! War Cats!
    10/27/09

    @NewGonzo: Oh come on now. You couldn't possibly think that I was being serious. Seriously, was the joke that bad?
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    Image of New Gonzo Drifter New Gonzo Drifter
    10/28/09

    @War Cats!: My bad! I'm new at commenting on here and am still wading through the fiction vs. non-fiction. New Gonzo! #somalipirates
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    10/28/09

    @NewGonzo:

    Well, your right about his age and it was almost 20 years ago, but he wasn't network or expat freelance. He and the reporter only stayed about 10 days as they were there to cover Texas troops only, not the whole political situation.

    I'm not sure, but this was a PR military junket. He flew by military, sleeping in a sleeping bag, etc.

    We were already married so this didn't impress me much.

    Otherwise, ha, ha -- ha. #somalipirates
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    Image of goetz goetz
    10/27/09

    In reply to Somali Pirate Kidnapping of Kindly Brits Sure to End Poorly
    "You never believe it is going to be one of those things that happens to your family." I still kind of don't believe it is going to be one of those things that happens to my family.
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    Edited by goetz at 10/27/09 10:12 AM goetz was starred goetz was unstarred
    Image of skippywasserman skippywasserman
    10/27/09

    @goetz: Yeah. But then cousin Jethro wins the lotto and decides to get into motor-yachting. He builds hisself a doublewide on pontoons with the engine from a Ford Diesel super-duty in back.

    Then again, he's got guns, so yeah. Still don't see it. #somalipirates
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    10/27/09

    @skippywasserman: That's the most accurate family portrait I've ever read. See you at next year's reunion? #somalipirates
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    10/08/09

    In reply to Somali Pirates Need Mood Stabilizers
    The nation of Somalia has got to provide better quality control. No more Jolly Rogers certificates unless applicants can prove they own at least one parrot.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    10/08/09

    In reply to Somali Pirates Need Mood Stabilizers
    Funny, they aren't dressed like pirates.
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    Image of Dickdogfood Dickdogfood
    10/08/09

    In reply to Somali Pirates Need Mood Stabilizers
    But I was adamant and wanted to get a story. Pausing and gauging my tone, I slowly whispered, "Do you have cohorts in Kenya?"

    In a deep, husky voice, Guled answered, "Yes we do."

    I think you can tell where this is going to lead.
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    10/08/09

    @Dickdogfood: He fixes the cable?
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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    10/02/09

    In reply to Stay Out of the Water
    Spain indeed owns guns. And bullets, too. According to OxFam, peaceful, liberal Spain is the largest exporter of ammunition for AK-47s in Sub-Saharan Africa, which fuels thos conflicts and child armies and all that other stuff that makes Africans want to go live in Europe in order to live on the export side of the arms trade rather than on the receiving end.
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    10/02/09

    In reply to Stay Out of the Water
    Spain's goth daughters will declare war once it's discovered that Gordon Brown is bankrolling the Somalis as privateers.
    The good news for us is that twenty years hence, they'll provision three schooners, discover the Americas and, after slaying most of the indigenous people living here (enslaving the survivors), civilization will finally arrive. Tapas & House music for ALL!
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    Image of Mike Jahn Mike Jahn
    10/02/09

    In reply to Stay Out of the Water
    When the first Fire Island ferry is hijacked the feathers will REALLY start flying.
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    10/02/09

    In reply to Stay Out of the Water
    Who do these guys think they are, Francis Drake or something?
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    Image of lolababy lolababy
    10/02/09

    @Smitros: standing nerd ovation to you, sir.
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    10/02/09

    @lolababy:
    Thank you very much.

    Captain Morgan also comes to mind, especially as I've taken orders from him now and again.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    10/02/09

    In reply to Stay Out of the Water
    Note from the Olds: low-level piracy has been going on in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea forever. You just don't read about it when the predators murder poor fishermen and Cambodian peasants.
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    Image of pureblarney pureblarney
    10/02/09

    @BadUncle: Why are they murdering them? I wanted to make a pirate joke, but now I has a sad.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    10/02/09

    @pureblarney: Life is cheap in terribly impoverished parts of the world.
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    Image of Richard Petty Bourgeoisie Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
    10/02/09

    In reply to Stay Out of the Water
    She sells Seychelles by the sea shore.
    The shells she sells are surely Seychelles.
    So if she sells shells on the seashore,
    Will she meet her demise at the business end of a black market AK-47?
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    10/02/09

    @Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: We can only presume the "Shells" you speak of in this context are artillery shells? :[]
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    10/02/09

    In reply to Stay Out of the Water
    Arrrrrr. Avast, ye swarthy sea dogs!
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    Image of jupiterspaw jupiterspaw
    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    Previously, on LOST ...
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    Image of blix blix
    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    Stay away from the fog, there's something in the fog!
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    Image of ColbeerReport ColbeerReport
    08/13/09

    @blix: killer mist? that would never fly as the plot for a blockbuster...

    ...oh wait
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    Image of blix blix
    08/14/09

    @ColbeerReport: John Carpenter and Stephen King got away with it. King's was better but Carpenter's was bustier.
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    Image of BaconCat BaconCat
    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    Holy shit, are the Vikings back?
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