# Pirates vs. Ninjas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-vs-ninjas/299267>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 14, 2005, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-vs-ninjas/299267 "2005-04-14T11:41:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-vs-ninjas/299267/81 "2005-04-17T14:59:39Z")

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This is not about a simple majority. If it was, then the ninjas would easily win. Then, by defintion, they would automatically lose, since a lone hero can easily overtake a group of ninjas, while a shipful of pirate can defite a shipful of heroic british commanders.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-vs-ninjas/299267/82 "2005-04-17T15:42:35Z")

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Sid Meier never made a game about ninjas. 'Nuff said.

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**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-vs-ninjas/299267/83 "2005-04-17T16:20:16Z")

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Pirates have a flag with a skull on it. Flags are kewl. Skulls are kewl. Ninjas don’t have a flag; or if they do, it’s prolly hidden in the shadows or a secret or something lame like that.

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirates-vs-ninjas/299267/84 "2005-04-17T16:38:46Z")

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> [@Dewey Cheatem Undhow](#):
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> Sid Meier never made a game about ninjas.

If he did, would you even _know_ about it?

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