Pirate

January 16th, 2009 by admin

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  1. Stew:

    October 17th, 2010 at 9:09 am

    But how much more interesting if the origin were from the phrase “pier rat”.

  2. Brad Patterson:

    September 28th, 2011 at 8:24 am

    I had fallen prey to this “pier rat” urban etymology legend as well.

    Wonderful site here. Just subscribed ! Cheers, Brad

  3. SMH021:

    January 3rd, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    Land rat
    Sea Rat
    Pi Rat

  4. Carl:

    January 3rd, 2013 at 5:51 am

    Very interesting, ya’ bunch of PIER-RATS! LOL! Just kidding…

    I was always curious about the origins of the word Pirate anyway… Thanks! ~carlbigman

  5. Jadzia:

    January 25th, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    Why are pirates called pirates – because they aarrrrrr (to be said with a pirate accent)

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