ASCII Art - Flags - Pirates () _ ||-.,.,.,.,,.,.,...-'" ; Pieces of Eight! || _ _ | /(o)\ Pieces of Eight! || _( ) ( )_ | / ()/ /) || (_ \ /\\//\ / ._) | /.;.))'".) || '\ ( o)(o ) / | //////.-' || \\//\\// | =====))=))===() || .))((. | ///' || _/ |||| \_ | // || (' /""""\ ') | ' || "(_) (_)" | ||-.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..-' || || PjP || - || () _ ||-.,.,.,.,,.,.,...-'" ; || _ _ | || _( ) ( )_ | || (_ \ /\\//\ / ._) | || '\ ( )( ) / | || \\//\\// | || .))((. | || _/ |||| \_ | || (' /""""\ ') | || "(_) (_)" | ||-.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,..-' || || PjP || - || Jolly Roger: ___________ ____________)%%%%%%%%%%/ /%%%%%%%%%%%/%{}%%%%%%%/ /{}%%%%%%%%%/%/%%%%%%%%/ /%%\% _---_%/\/%%%%%%%%/ /%%%%\/ /)|%%%%%%%%/ /%%%%%|() (/ /%%%%%%%%/ /%%%%%%%\ + /HH%%\%%%%%/ /%%%%%%%/%HH/_/%%%%\%%%/ ejm97 /%%%%%%%/%%\/%%%%%%%{}%/ /%%%%%%{}%%%/%%%%%%%%%%/ /%%%%%%%%%%%/ / / / / smaller Jolly Roger: )%{}%%%%%%/ /{}%%%%%%%%/%%/%%%%%%/ /%%\% _---_/ \/%%%%%%/ /%%%%\/ /()|%%%%%%/ /%%%%%|() /+ /%%%%%%/ /%%%%%%\ +/HH%%\%%%%/ /%%%%%%/%HH/_/%%%\%%%/ ejm97 /%%%%%%/%%\/%%%%%%{}%/ /%%%%%{}%%%/ / ___ \_/ |._ |'."-._.-""--.-"-.__.-'/ | \ .-. ( | | (@.@) ) | | '=.|m|.=' / jgs | / .='`"``=. / |.' ( |.-"-.__.-""-.__.-"-.) | | | -=[ Pirate flag of Henry Avery ]=- 10/97 In the 1600s, the skull and crossbones were commonly used to represent death, and it was adopted by pirates toward the end of the century. However, the skull and crossbones was not a standard pirate emblem; every pirate had his own particular Jolly Roger design. _.--""""''-. .-' '. .' '. / . ) | _ ( | . / \ \ \ . . \_/ | \ .--' . ' / \ / .'____ _ /, '/ (\ `)\ | ||\__|| |;-.-.-,-,| \\___//| \--'-'-'-'| jgs '---' \ | .--. '---------.__) .-. .' \ / '. ( '. _.' ) '---. '. _.-' .--' `. `-._ _.-' _.-'` `-._ '-.,-' _.-' `-._ `'.-' _.-'` `;. '-._ .--.-'` _.-'` `'-._ `'-.--. ( .' '. ) `, _.' '._ ,' `` ``