Pirate Re-Enactors Rob Florida Visitors

Confronted by "pirate re-enactors" while on the water I was visiting some buddies recently on the West Side of Central Florida, and while on the water, we were confronted by a group of what I can only describe as pirate re-enactors. These guys were in full costume, and were aboard a Bass Pro Tracker boat with the cardboard affixed to the side painted to look like the side of a pirate ship (Portholes, cannons, etc.) At first we thought these guys were just frat boys or YouTube guys doing some kind of a prank, but one of them pulled out what looked like a real sword and demanded we hand over all of our food, spices, and citrus. One of my buddies called over the leader of these guys the lime wedge from his Corona, and we rummaged through our stuff to see what else would make these guys leave us alone. I think they ended up with the lime wedge, a pepper shaker, some protein bars, and half a box of chicken fingers. I've never been down here before, and have honestly never heard of anything like this happening. Is this something that happens regularly in the area?

A Reddit-style story describes visitors on the water in Central Florida being confronted by people dressed as pirates aboard a cardboard-decorated Bass Pro Tracker boat. The supposed pirates demand food, spices, and citrus, ultimately taking a lime wedge, pepper shaker, protein bars, and chicken fingers. The joke is the absurdly elaborate pirate reenactment and the deadpan question about whether this bizarre “robbery” happens regularly in Florida. EN: A Reddit-style story describes visitors on the water in Central Florida being confronted by people dressed as pirates aboard a cardboard-decorated Bass Pro Tracker boat. The supposed pirates demand food, spices, and citrus, ultimately taking a lime wedge, pepper shaker, protein bars, and chicken fingers. The joke is the absurdly elaborate pirate reenactment and the deadpan question about whether this bizarre “robbery” happens regularly in Florida.

• @eternalclassic / 42491 2023-11-27