The Booty Report

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Arrr, matey! Four outta five landlubbers think words be weapons! Here’s why they be as daft as a fish in boots!

2024-11-02

Avast, me hearties! A scallywag survey be lettin' loose that 80% of landlubbers reckon words be cutlasses too! Aye, they claim that chatter can do ye harm, like a cannonball to the noggin! Blimey, what be next? Speakin’ softly be wearin’ armor? Arrr!

Arrr, gather ye scallywags! A hearty yarn be spun about the folly of thinkin' that speech be akin to violence. Ye see, I’ve tasted the salty sting of a fist, and let me tell ye, it be a far cry from mere words! A recent poll shows a shocking 80% of landlubbers reckon words can harm, but I say, that’s more preposterous than a parrot wearin' a tricorn hat!

Now, I’ve witnessed true peril, like the time a matey of mine was nearly sent to Davy Jones' locker after a scrap! That, me hearties, was no battle of banter; it was a clash of steel! We’ve weathered the storms of history, from the trenches of war to the unspeakable horrors that followed. So, let’s not insult those souls by equatin' their suffering with a mere insult!

Words be powerful, aye, but they don’t draw blood—unless yer tongue be sharper than a cutlass! It seems we’ve lost our way in this age of outrage, confusin’ a heated word with a deadly deed. If we be forgettin’ this vital distinction, we’ll surely be sailin' straight into a tempest! So, hoist the sails of reason, for it’s high time we remember: civilization began when we swapped stones for words, not when we mistook one for the other!

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