The Pirate Investigation.

So I think I want to be a Pirate.

Lets look at the evidence:









Exhibit A. A selection of my clothes... ALL containing skull and cross bones.












Exhibit B. The pair of shoes I just bought... sporting a Pirate symbol.














Exhibit C. *dribble*











Exhibit D. A screen shot of my current desktop complete with a Pirate Hat adorned Mr Boyd.


and lastly, Exhibit E...













Pirate Slink... fancy dress party 2005 complete with sword, stripey socks, eye patch and bandana.

I don't know where this obsession has come from, neither do I know if you can call it an obsession if I haven't been completely aware of it. However, it's not just me- this phenomenon has seemingly spread to my younger sister Vix (see below), who also informed me today she was has been invited to a Pirate Party!














This all prompted me to ask the question: Where has this Pirate obsession come from?

I have delved deep into my childhood to discover the answers, and here are my findings: