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Since my wife dresses up as a pirate and I've been calling her my pirate queen since that fateful night in Miami eleven years ago. And, coupled with the fact she can beat me up, I'm going to have to say... pirates.
Scary part is, we were looking at her family history and she has more than a good share of people who were executed as pirates or rumored to be pirates.
Ninja's wouldn't last a minute in rough seas....they'd be barfing rice off the bowsprit. Their self-discipline is admirable, but the pirates get my vote too. They were resourceful and downright vicious when they had to be. I've been into pirates since those long ago high school days when even my rock band was called Corsair, so my opinion is admittedly biased.
I'm going to say ninjas, but only because if ninjas got into a fight with pirates, the pirates likely wouldn't know they were fighting anyone until the boat was sinking, the sails were on fire, and the grog had been poisoned.
Also, since the wokou (Japanese pirates) tended to have the largest fleets, I tend to think that if worse came to worse, the ninjas would cheat and enlist the aid of the wokou to fight any foreign sea bandits.
Now if we get into wokou versus ninja, then it gets a little dicy, but since ninja weren't above bribing officials and setting up ambushes...
Hmmm... You know, perhaps I've taken the question a bit too seriously. Maybe pirates would...
/sound of a whirling shuriken thudding into my desk
Nope! Ninjas would win!
/eyes a deadly looking kusari-gama
At least until the man in the black pajamas says it's okay for me to answer otherwise. ;)
Pirates!
There's way more of them and nowhere for a ninja to hide on the high seas!!!
Argggghh.
Arr, maties, I be Cap'n Tom Poopdeck (thanks for the link) and I be throwing my peg-legged vote in with the pirates. Aye.
And finally, you can join in the debate between Mark and I over who would win in a fight--ninjas or pirates? Discuss.
Seriously. The vamps would eat them all. Duh.
But what if they were Vampirates?
(You know, like in the series by Justin Somper?)
Boing! (That's the sound of me juping topics)
For folks who are interested:
Shimmer magazine has their pirate issue (guest edited by John Joseph Adams) available for free in electronic format for one day only to celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Every time I tried to go to the magazine, it keeps not connecting. Very sad.
Now, I prefer ninja vampires (Kyuuketsuki) and proper pirate werewolves. Because nothing really says terror like seeing a wolf with a pirate hat and a cutlass in its teeth jumping after you.
... from the crows nest.
I'm afrais I have to side with moonfire here. Seawolves are verra scary.
How about vampirates versus werechupacabra ninjas?
Vampirates? Werechupacabra ninjas? I see HBO series written all over this! The Cap'n of the Vampirates falls in love with the Honorable Daughter of the Daimo of the Werechupacabra Ninjas Daimyo. The Cap'n demands his woman, the Daimyo demands his honor!
Merriment ensues.
Strangely enough, my wife worries that thoughts like this pop into my head all the time. Am I sick?
Are we talking 80's Sho Kosugi Ninjas, wondering around Central Park at high noon decked out in solid black and as "invisible" as self-restraint at Woodstock? Ya, they'd kick pirate ass hands down.
As for the vampirates, I hate to say they'd most likely eat the little varments for a late-night snack.
Hmmm... I believe in the discipline of the NINJA!! Wohhh...HiYA! Pirates are too busy sailing and drinking. And I promise my opinion isn't biased by ninja ancestors or thwanging little metal stars trying to cut me down.
But I do have to say... pirates are hotter. I know. They have horrible hygiene but in the romance novels, the captain is always the yummiest!! They are wittier and funnier too. Ninjas have no sense of humor. Too much honor and all that junk.
oh boy my pirate name is Pantin Darby Dregg...And Pirates would win..they's crafty matey..
I got Cannon-Balls Carlos as my pirate name. Until I realized I forgot to check female. Whoops. So, I guess my piratey name is Hobblin' Amora Reads. I dunno, just doesn't give the strong impression that first one does. lol
Ninjas would win...but the pirates would look sexier. Er, if they all looked like Johnny Depp, that is...