# Jolly Roger

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolly-roger/181720
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 14, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolly-roger/181720 "2003-06-14T01:44:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolly-roger/181720/1 "2003-06-14T01:44:05Z")

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How did this flag get it’s name?  
And did pirates really fly this flag? If so, why?

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### Author: ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jolly-roger/181720/2 "2003-06-14T01:53:58Z")

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