Quote Originally Posted by Pour1Malt
it's well kent that John Paul Jones wuz a pirate afore helpin found the US Navy...

of course he wuz a la'llan'er sae he probably didnae wear a kilt...

Hmmm...I've never read of JPJ being a "pirate" before joining the Americans. He did serve on a number of merchant ships and even a few slavers.

T.