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Even Pirates are cutting prices

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  • 24-11-2008 6:15pm
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    Celticfire
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    Somali pirates who pulled off the largest hijacking in maritime history have reduced their ransom for a Saudi supertanker to £10 million.


    The Sirius Star - which has £67 million worth of oil on board and 25 crew members from Britain, Poland, Croatia, Saudi Arabia and the Philippines - was captured on November 15.

    The gang had originally been quoted as wanting £17 million to release the tanker, which was captured far from Somali waters about 450 nautical miles southeast of Kenya.

    But Islamist spokesman Abdirahim Isse Adow, whose men are in the Haradheere area where the ship is being held offshore, said the demand went down. "Middlemen have given a $15 million ransom figure for the Saudi ship. That is the issue now," he said.

    I can see it going to....
    "Ok fook the £10m just give us a couple of plasma tv's and we'll call it quits...."
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    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,501 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    More so:

    "what has happened to Declan?"

    "I dont know, I dont know, I think he was the Divvil"

    Linkage:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVYk6vDM3qM


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    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,251 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Pirates plunder pump
    Petrol prices plummet
    Profiteers panic




    *I know, lame! B!ue hangs head and shuffles off...


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Celticfire wrote: »
    I can see it going to....
    "Ok fook the £10m just give us a couple of plasma tv's and we'll call it quits...."
    Payable by Western Union?


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    Turd Ferguson
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,193 ✭✭✭Turd Ferguson


    I bet they'll eventually haggle it down to the Oil Tanker and the first 3 seasons of 24 for under a tenner. Bloody pirates ;)*




    *supposed to be pirate with eye patch


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    Gandalf23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Gandalf23


    Pirates!!!

    Arrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh ......


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    ejmaztec
    Registered Users Posts: 24,071 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Get 'em on The Late Late and they can walk the plank.:pac:


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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Get 'em on The Late Late and they can walk the plank.:pac:

    Walk the plank!
    Get them on the Late Late and they can shoot the plank!


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    Oshare Bones
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    They should show the pirates "Colm & Jim Jims Home Run" repeatedly on giant tv screens. Eventually they will crack and all commit suicide.


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    brianthebard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,165 ✭✭✭✭brianthebard


    Blue_Lagoon wrote: »
    Pirates plunder pump
    Petrol prices plummet
    Profiteers panic




    *I know, lame! B!ue hangs head and shuffles off...

    Oh dear...And you were so close to a haiku! aw


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