Somali Pirates Open Up a "Stock Exchange" 666
reginaldo writes to clue us that pirates in Somalia have opened up a cooperative in Haradheere, where investors can pay money or guns to help their favorite pirate crew for a share of the piracy profits. "'Four months ago, during the monsoon rains, we decided to set up this stock exchange. We started with 15 "maritime companies" and now we are hosting 72. Ten of them have so far been successful at hijacking,' Mohammed [a wealthy former pirate who took a Reuters reporter to the facility] said. ... Piracy investor Sahra Ibrahim, a 22-year-old divorcee, was lined up with others waiting for her cut of a ransom pay-out after one of the gangs freed a Spanish tuna fishing vessel. 'I am waiting for my share after I contributed a rocket-propelled grenade for the operation,' she said, adding that she got the weapon from her ex-husband in alimony. 'I am really happy and lucky. I have made $75,000 in only 38 days since I joined the "company."'"
Paging Bernie Madoff Clients... (Score:5, Funny)
Hey Somali Pirates! (Score:5, Funny)
Yesss!! (Score:4, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Behold, a free market evangelists dream takes form (Score:2, Funny)
This is unregulated laissez faire capitalism at its finest. I'm so proud, little Somolia is growing up.
Also saving the environment (Score:2, Funny)
By supporting the pirate industry, they give jobs and new opportunities to the local people. But this is not the only reason why we should support them. They do an amazing job reverting the global warming [wikipedia.org]. Every ecologically responsible person should invest in this stock exchange.
In unrelated news, it is rumored that the Rainbow Warrior [wikipedia.org] will join their fleet.
Re:Paging Bernie Madoff Clients... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Paging Bernie Madoff Clients... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hey Somali Pirates! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:That's funny, expecting her share? (Score:4, Funny)
Banker: For what?
Pirate: I'm planning a bank robbery. The return on your investment will be considerable.
Banker: That sounds reasonable...
Re:That's funny, expecting her share? (Score:5, Funny)
That's how it works, right?
Re:Hey Somali Pirates! (Score:5, Funny)
They should first get themselves a good domain name [piratebay.com].
Re:That's funny, expecting her share? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hey Somali Pirates! (Score:3, Funny)
Just tell them about your extensive experience with RPGs.
Does extensive experience [wikipedia.org] with panzerfausts [wikipedia.org] count the same?
Re:That's funny, expecting her share? (Score:5, Funny)
So pirates are more honest than bankers/stock investers/politicians?
That i can believe in!
Re:Perhaps (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Yesss!! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Hey Somali Pirates! (Score:5, Funny)
Mein Herr, if you have extensive experience with a Panzerfaust, you might be too old for the job...
Re:Am I missing something? (Score:3, Funny)
What makes them cowards is that they attack the weak and defenseless.
Re:Paging Bernie Madoff Clients... (Score:5, Funny)
Besides the pirates would probably not have bought the goods anyway, but may in future after they had a chance to sample them.
Re:Paging Bernie Madoff Clients... (Score:1, Funny)
funny you say that. You know what the most ironic thing is? Even *these* pirates didn't take anything.
Re:That's funny, expecting her share? (Score:1, Funny)
the Pirates of the Caribbean movies but those were a) Disney movies and b) utterly ridiculous (heck, the so called pirates did very little actual pirating unless they were clearly the bad guys).
Aye, but Pirating isn't about what you do, it's about what you arrr
Re:Adam Smith? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Adam Smith? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Explain to me how that economics works, again? (Score:3, Funny)
How many times do we have to go over this? Piracy isn't theft. There is no loss of tangible goods, just making a copy. Ok, suppose I had this replicator, and your car... and... uh...
(R's the FA)
Oh.