BoomFox

How did Massachusetts sea captain Joshua Slocum-- the first an to sail solo around the world--fight off pirates attacking his sloop?

This is so funny, so I will tell you, he didn't fire a shot and those pirates were screaming ouch ouch ouch

He hit 'em with a mop?

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What would you throw on deck to stop barefoot pirates and make them scream OUCH, OUCH, OUCH

With a bee hive? LOL

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What I'm looking for is not alive and never had been

Nails or tacks?

Winner
He turned away the barefoot pirates by spreading carpet tacks on the deck of his boat. Slocum completed his historic 46,000-miole, 38-month voyage in 1898.