It was all for a bit of booty

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Pirate / Pirate Hunter Benjamin Hornigold was feeling rather rough. He and his crew had imbibed the night before and was paying sorely for it today. The sun shone far too bright for their weak eyes and their heads were scalding without any protection from the sun. Perhaps it wasn't a good idea to throw their hats overboard. However, Pirate Ben had a marvelous idea. He and his crew would attack the next ship and steal their hats from off their heads. He just had to wait for the opportunity... This was a true story that happened after a night of merry making for the pirates. They did board another ship but stole nothing but the hats off the men's heads. The info about this story as well as other funny but (possibly) true historical stories are at the following link.