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Most successful pirate was beautiful and tough - CNN.com

msaleem-stumbl rated 13 months ago
From the page: "You can keep your Bluebeards and your Blackbeards. The most successful pirate of all time controlled a fleet of more than 1,500 ships and upwards of 80,000 sailors -- and she did it all without the help of facial hair."

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Arachne929 rated 12 months ago
A woman is a man without balls or facial hair and a man is a woman without boobs and the ability to get pregnant. We have equal opportunities. However, we as men and women pigeonhole ourselves into ROLES.
clcallies rated 13 months ago
And my wife won't let me be a pirate;-(
Rliivt rated 12 months ago
Yarr!
georgiebrown rated 13 months ago
Cheng makes a nice superhero/protagonist, although not sure I agree with the business of piracy, war and gambling. Still a pretty cool woman.
dreamsindigital rated 13 months ago
"Wife of Cheng" Sounds like a great title for one hell of a movie based on the story.
nanobot0001 rated 13 months ago
Awesome story of the biggest pirate in the world -- a Pirate Queen. Commanding thousands of pirates, what's interesting is how she maintained a sense of law and order, and eventually arranged an "exit strategy" that benefited everyone.
msaleem-stumbl rated 13 months ago
From the page: "You can keep your Bluebeards and your Blackbeards. The most successful pirate of all time controlled a fleet of more than 1,500 ships and upwards of 80,000 sailors -- and she did it all without the help of facial hair."
illuminator rated 13 months ago
From the page: "You can keep your Bluebeards and your Blackbeards. The most successful pirate of all time controlled a fleet of more than 1,500 ships and upwards of 80,000 sailors -- and she did it all without the help of facial hair."
bilklb rated 13 months ago
ARRRGGGGG! This was interesting reading. When a Chinese pirate captain named Cheng married a beautiful prostitute in 1801, he wasn't just getting the girl of his dreams; he was making the best financial investment of his career.
Bierfacsia rated 13 months ago
Yep, great "movies" here, content anyone? Great topical read..