I, for one, did not expect the Spanish Armada.

I'm surprised they didn't mention that John Edwards is one of the primary investors in this venture.
He stands to make a fortune. Again.

fark off, spain. if you want your silver and gold, either find it yourself or buy it from those who put the time and effort into finding it.

In even other news, the US govt. has treasure boats.

i didn't know spaniards can swim?

LOL SPAIN STILL HAS A NAVY!!!

Where is your Armada now? Oh wait. We trashed it. Stop posing.

Signed,

Britain and United States

Skwidd: I, for one, did not expect the Spanish Armada.

that's because no one expects the Spanish Armada!

aarrggh.


I surrender my booty.

But I get to keep my booty?

Bultitude: fark off, spain. if you want your silver and gold, either find it yourself or buy it from those who put the time and effort into finding it.

In fairness they did put time and effort into building a warship and right now that looks like the smarter investment.

Never go treasure hunting without the Sixth fleet....

Well it was probably gold that spain was in the middle of stealing..
so they steal it again..
//explains why they are what they currently are...

Paging Sir Francis Drake, Francis Drake, the Bat-Signal has been lit for you...

Skwidd: I, for one, did not expect the Spanish Armada.

no one expects the Spanish Armada

See, this is what happens when the pirate numbers decline. You get more global warming, and the Spanish get uppity again. Ninjas alone are not sufficient.

huszar!: LOL SPAIN STILL HAS A NAVY!!!

Where is your Armada now? Oh wait. We trashed it. Stop posing.

Signed,

Britain and United States

We (Americans) had nothing to do with the Spanish Armada. However, the Irish coast was seen leaving the scene.

Bultitude: fark off, spain. if you want your silver and gold, either find it yourself or buy it from those who put the time and effort into finding it.

Hypnosphere: In fairness they did put time and effort into building a warship and right now that looks like the smarter investment.

i lol'd so hard i may've poo'd a little

Somebody in Mexico just called Alan Dershowitz.

bitteroldman: I'm surprised they didn't mention that John Edwards is one of the primary investors in this venture.
He stands to make a fortune. Again.

Darn. I came in here to say that.

/in the meantime, please enjoy this slashie
//and this ones
///eleven

NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISTION ARMADA!

Get out the comfy chair!

Hypnosphere: Bultitude: fark off, spain. if you want your silver and gold, either find it yourself or buy it from those who put the time and effort into finding it.

In fairness they did put time and effort into building a warship and right now that looks like the smarter investment.

I lol'd

I came in here for the Spanish Inquisition Armada jokes, and I was fulfilled.

meshman: In even other news, the US govt. has treasure boats.

I think it was a privately owned American vessel.

Where's this guy when you need him?

/dead, that's where.

napgirl: Skwidd: I, for one, did not expect the Spanish Armada.

that's because no one expects the Spanish Armada!

this... oh so many times... this

Amongst their weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice white/navy blue uniform....

/too late?
//too much?

You know who ELSE didn't like the Spanish Armada?



(and the French too, for that matter)

KhamanV: Paging Sir Francis Drake, Francis Drake, the Bat-Signal has been lit for you...

Not the bat signal Drakes drum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake%27s_Drum
its said if you bang it in Britain's times of dire need Drake will come back from heaven to sort them out!

Hell, technically that silver probably belongs to Peru.

Mobile phone chips, eh? Boo-yah. Now they'll have the GPS of the wreck, and go finish the job themselves.

Choc: KhamanV: Paging Sir Francis Drake, Francis Drake, the Bat-Signal has been lit for you...

Not the bat signal Drakes drum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake%27s_Drum
its said if you bang it in Britain's times of dire need Drake will come back from heaven to sort them out!

Screw Drake, dig up Henry Morgan.

BKITU: Paging Dirk Pitt. Dirk Pitt, please report to NUMA Headquarters for a special assignment....

Yeah, but the real question is what car he'll show up in.

Spain is merely fulfilling its requirements to reduce Global Warming under the Kyoto Protocols.

Paging Lord Admiral Nelson!

Screw Drake, dig up Henry Morgan.

Yes, bring out the Captain Morgan!

Wow... just wow.

Google "Estai" or "Turbot Wars" and see just how big of a hypocrite Spain is.

/paging Brian Tobin

Sarge and I are on it.

Well its not a US vessel its flying under a flag of convenience the port of registry is Nassau in the Bahamas. Which means there screwed. If they actually spent the money on dealing with the issues of flying under the U.S. Flag (Namely the expense of complying with Coast Guard regulations) they would have had some chance of the Spanish not messing with them or at least handling it differently.

The ship may be owned by a "American company", but it's not a US ship. The ship was Bahaman flag. Let the Bahamas bail these guys out with the Spanish. They don't want to fly the American flag, let them figure out why they should have the hard way.

DeltaXi65: The ship may be owned by a "American company", but it's not a US ship. The ship was Bahaman flag. Let the Bahamas bail these guys out with the Spanish. They don't want to fly the American flag, let them figure out why they should have the hard way.

We like posted the same thing within 4 seconds of each other thats funny....

rcsteinbach: NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISTION ARMADA!

Get out the comfy chair!

They already got it out. It's on the bow next to the soft cushion.

The Spanish corvette in question:

Cool thing I once learned about Sir Francis Drake vs. the Spanish Armada. That battle was really won on land maybe a year before the sea battle, but only Drake knew it. Drake led some shore raids that destroyed depots of repair parts and spare timber, etc. for the Spanish navy. A fleet is only as good as it's logistical chain allows it to be. Without the chance to repair and refit, many of the Spanish ships were in sad shape when they formed up to cross the channel, with rotten wood and canvas. This takes nothing from the seamanship and battle tactics of Drake, only pointing out that here is a lesson that never gets old and should be a staple of war colleges; that you don't just fight an enemy with guns alone, but with strategic thinking.

Stryyder

Great minds...

I'm still surprised that the Spanish pulled this off, because it's rare for a warship to do something like this. But I guess the Spanish really pissy. But I think it's clear that if the ship was actually US-Flag, they wouldn't have pulled this kind of move.