December 16 - What are the five coolest things about pirates, arr?

sorceror knows my weakness and asked about pirates! I thought I would have time to write a longer entry today, but work was kind of annoying, and then when I did have a bit of time, I used it to work on an overly ambitious Yuletide treat. Whoops!

So, I will give you the five coolest things about pirates.... ( But not in as much detail as I had hoped. )