# Big announcement?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-announcement/69169>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 19, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-announcement/69169 "2006-09-19T03:33:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mly)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-announcement/69169/1 "2006-09-19T03:33:31Z")

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Since tomorrow (today in some parts of the world) is September 19th, it  
seems an appropriate time for the release of YARV. After all, it is  
International Talk Like A Pirate Day…

Just a bit of silliness that I hope y’all enjoy.

– Matt  
It’s not what I know that counts.  
It’s what I can remember in time to use.

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**Author:** ![mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mly)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-announcement/69169/2 "2006-09-19T03:37:31Z")

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I’m getting really tired of the way that people stereotype pirates…

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**Author:** ![mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mly)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-announcement/69169/3 "2006-09-19T04:27:41Z")

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Yeah i believe they dont assign ideas with a _real_ pirate or corsair  
(or mercenaries as most of them were, some paid by nations)  
but simply more because of the idea behind them. (Or an  
idealized idea… )

Even then I’d personally find there would be better examples to use than  
a pirate BUT given the success of movies such as a certain movie with  
johnny depp, or a certain swedish site shooting at Hollywood industry, i  
think its no surprise that so much gets assoced in a  
positive manner with pirates …  
In fact I already wondered where the ruby pirates  
are, aye mate 😉

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**Author:** ![mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mly)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 1:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-announcement/69169/4 "2006-09-19T13:10:38Z")

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Well, have you ever thought about how the pirates themselves feel?

Arr-arr this, and aye-aye that. I’d be all about law suits if I was in  
their shoes…

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**Author:** ![mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mly)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-announcement/69169/5 "2006-09-19T07:22:05Z")

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On 2006-09-19, Marc H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> In fact I already wondered where the ruby pirates are, aye mate 😉

Ruby the Pirate Beauty -  
[http://www.buypiratecostumes.com/ruby\_pirate.html](http://www.buypiratecostumes.com/ruby_pirate.html)

Regards,

Jeremy H.

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**Author:** ![mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mly)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 8:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-announcement/69169/6 "2006-09-20T08:05:55Z")

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Jeremy H. wrote:

> Ruby the Pirate Beauty -  
> [http://www.buypiratecostumes.com/ruby\_pirate.html](http://www.buypiratecostumes.com/ruby_pirate.html)

Does the $29.99 include the hot rock chick? ;D

Regards,  
Jordan