It’s hard for me not to talk about Pirates of the Caribbean with fervor and zeal as if it was my own child. My three friends and I back at home try to emulate the swag of Captain Jack by memorizing most of the lines from the trilogy and live by the motto “The Code is law.” In short, it’s pretty fuckin awesome.
Going back to this idea of the pirate code, I can’t help but to see the stark resemblance to what we all refer to as “The Bro Code.” After a little bit of investigation into some actual pirate codes, I present to you some pretty striking correlations between the two laws of life. (Bro Code in bold, pirate code in italics)
“He that sees a Sail first, shall have the best Pistol or Small Arm aboard of her.” “If a bro spearheads a beer run at a party, he is entitled to any excess monies accrued after canvassing the group.”
Both cases present pressing situations for both parties; the pirates are always looking for people to fuck up, bros are always looking to get fucked up.
“No boy or woman to be allowed amongst them. If any man were to be found seducing any of the latter sex, and carried her to sea, disguised, he was to suffer death.” “No sex with your Bro's ex. It is never ever permissible for a Bro to sleep with his Bro’s ex. Violating this code is worse than killing a Bro. Dicks before Chicks. Nuff said.”
If by chance you’ve been held political prisoner or live in the boonies of Montana and have not seen any part of the Pirates trilogy, you might wanna get on seeing this film (yes film, not movie. It’s that sophisticated).
-Contributed by Mr. Brightside
the pirate was the precursor for the bro. if only the bro were still as bad ass the pirate
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