pirates or ninjas?

[Ninja D!]

Its the pirates hands down, japan was notorious for piracy as well, in fact more japanese made their living as pirates than as ninjas.

The sandals with socks thing is a fashion faux pas, bandanas and stripes, frilled shirts and knee high boots...classic.

Ninjas have been known to dress as women to gain access to their targets, there are no known cases of pirates dressing like girls.

Ninjas had a bunch of half-cocked wierd inventions that may or may not have worked, the pirates had cannons, cutlasses and compasses.

Parrots.

You can go to a halloween party and as long as you don't "arrrr" everything, you still seem normal. You look like an antisocial wierdo drinking in a ninja outfit, especially if you brought shuriken.

everybody loves a drunk pirate. Nobody sees a drunk ninja.

I thought you were trying to make a case AGAINST ninja? Because you don't seem to have done that.

[Matt Larkin (author)]

Nobody sees a drunk ninja.

Not if he's any good as ninja, anyway.

[Elemental_Elf]

In a Captain Jack Sparrow vs. Naruto face off, I think we ALL know who we'd rather marry... err vote for... what?

I vote Pirates because real ninjas are not nearly as cool as their high-octane anime descendants nor as clever/assassin-y as western mythology would have us believe. Pirates, on the other hand, we know where they stand and we know they could whip the ninjastar out of any ninja any day of the week.

[SDragon]

Ninjas have been known to dress as women to gain access to their targets, there are no known cases of pirates dressing like girls.

Of course, this is not necessarily because pirates never dress like girls. It is simply because there has never been a surviving witness to this phenomenon.

Which brings me to my next point: pirates are better at keeping secrets then ninjas,

[Loch Belthadd]

Pirates are drunken loudmouths who can't keep secrets. A ninja who gives away a secret is hunted down and killed by other ninjas, thus they don't give away secrets. Also ninjas are exclusive so you know anyone who is a ninja is awsome. A pirate's just a thief on a boat.

[SilvercatMoonpaw]

How about we just leave it at Vs



because we all know the real fun is debating.

[Jharviss]

Based on Gnomish Cheetos's comment, I'm forced to believe that pirates have a longer lifespan and are, therefore, more awesome.  I mean, what's cool about being hunted down by your friends?  

[Loch Belthadd]

thats only if you tell a secret.

[Ninja D!]

A pirate's just a thief on a boat.

[Kindling]

Pirates exhibited rudimentary forms of revolutionary governmental forms and rebelled against militaristic monarchic authorities, while ninjas were simply pawns in the games of their feudal masters.

EDIT: Damn, I got drawn in again :P

[Nomadic]

In a Captain Jack Sparrow vs. Naruto face off, I think we ALL know who we'd rather marry... err vote for... what?

I vote Pirates because real ninjas are not nearly as cool as their high-octane anime descendants nor as clever/assassin-y as western mythology would have us believe.

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What most pirates actually were like:


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Yes I know that picture is actually of a merchant. However, that is only because of the fact that it is all but impossible to find a realistic picture of a pirate (society has attached the word pirate to what was actually only a small group of them).
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[Loch Belthadd]

Same with ninjas. And yes Naruto sucks.He doesn't count as a ninja.

[Ninja D!]

Naruto is no ninja. Almost no one on that show would qualify as a ninja.

[khyron1144]

Monkies

[Drizztrocks]

Pirates of the Caribean is a cool movie, hands down, and the third one is an extremally great movie, but you see, Jackie Chan would kick Jack Sparrows ass in a matter of seconds.

 Pirates are drunk theifs and cutthroats who steal from and kill the innocent. Ninjas are highly trained, disciplned and acrobatic assassins.  Isn't the answer obvious? :( ???