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dotnetdotcom t1_j9ohzgw wrote

When I saw "time capsule" in the headline I imagined a bunch of pirates, each putting a memento or trinket in a box then stashing it away for posterity like 4th graders.

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motown_man t1_j9ouliy wrote

"Argh! I submits me lucky eye patch!"

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me_team t1_j9paxgk wrote

300 years later - Scientists are baffled after discovering a pristine, ornately decorated, mostly cylindrical chest-like box with pirate themed carvings, containing nothing more than 27 eye patches, a parrot feather and the answer to the riddle “What do we do with a drunken sailor”.

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AbbreviationsGlad833 t1_j9owcfy wrote

And in goes to this ear box me wooden leg! Umm Can I hold on to yer shoulder matey?

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PerformanceNow t1_j9p5ea7 wrote

And Patchless Joe was accidentally decapitated by a cannon ball the following day.

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Occamslasers t1_j9op91b wrote

You're not alone on in thinking that. 😅 Though, honestly, figurative or literal, this time capsule is sure to be interesting.

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koei19 t1_j9p3p2w wrote

I could totally imagine a scene like this in Our Flag Means Death. Seems like just the sort of thing Stede would come up with.

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jeshwesh t1_j9oztn2 wrote

Same. Thought of the ones we did in elementary school and hoped they left us some letters too

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