Pirate Captain Jim"Walk the plank, " says Pirate Jim"But Captain Jim, I cannot swim."" Then you must steer us through the gale."" But Captain Jim, I cannot sail."" Then down with the galley slaves you go."" But Captain Jim, I cannot row."" Then you must be the pirate's clerk."" But Captain Jim, I cannot work. Shel Silverstein
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It is a common pirate tale that a pirate captain named Jim had a pet parrot that would repeat the words "Walk the plank," to him. After a while, Captain Jim had become accustomed to these words and instead of punishing the bird for saying them, he started to use the phrase himself. As it turns out, if you can get away with abusing your crew by threatening them with death, they will be more than willing to just follow your orders for fear of death themselves.

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