"As soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney, they move on as quickly as they can" (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/29/britney-spears-navy-scare-somali-pirates)
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In an excellent case of "here's a sentence you won't read every day", Britney Spears (http://www.theguardian.com/music/britneyspears) has emerged as an unlikely figurehead in the fight against Somali pirates.
According to reports, Britney's hits, including Oops! I Did It Again (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvtDHH_IfP8) and Baby One More Time (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-u5WLJ9Yk4), are being employed by British naval officers in an attempt to scare off pirates along the east coast of Africa (http://www.theguardian.com/world/africa). Perhaps nothing else – not guns, not harpoons – is quite as intimidating as the sound of Ms Spears singing "Ooh baby baby!"
Merchant naval officer Rachel Owens explained the tactics to Metro (http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/27/britney-spears-songs-used-to-scare-off-pirates-in-somalia-4163217/): "Her songs were chosen by the security team because they thought the pirates would hate them most. These guys can't stand western culture or music, making Britney's hits perfect. As soon as the pirates get a blast of Britney, they move on as quickly as they can."
Britney is currently preparing to release her eighth album, Britney Jean (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-britney-spears-album-has-a-title-20131015), in December. It follows the single Work Bitch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt8VYOfr8To), although producer Will.i.am claimed the sound of this track is not indicative of the rest of the record. No doubt the record's eclectic sound has been designed to keep any potential pirates on their toes.
Britney Jean will be Spears' first album since 2011's Femme Fatale (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/24/britney-spears-femme-fatale-review). When it's released, perhaps the British military can stockpile copies down a bunker in Norfolk in preparation for the third world war.
No comments from Ms Spears, yet. :P
"Military"? Uh-oh, we're in for it now.
And yet, there are still no plans to weaponize Celine Dion? :hmm:
Quote from: Malthus on October 30, 2013, 10:50:13 AM
And yet, there are still no plans to weaponize Celine Dion? :hmm:
We already deployed that weapon.
Quote from: Malthus on October 30, 2013, 10:50:13 AM
And yet, there are still no plans to weaponize Celine Dion? :hmm:
Banned by the Hague convention.
Shouldn't they be trying to capture or destroy their vessels rather then just scare them off?
Quote from: Malthus on October 30, 2013, 10:50:13 AM
And yet, there are still no plans to weaponize Celine Dion? :hmm:
I think they used her in Guantanamo. :)
Quote from: Razgovory on October 30, 2013, 12:02:06 PM
Shouldn't they be trying to capture or destroy their vessels rather then just scare them off?
Maybe copyrights are less than the cost of ammo?
Quote from: viper37 on October 30, 2013, 12:29:59 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 30, 2013, 10:50:13 AM
And yet, there are still no plans to weaponize Celine Dion? :hmm:
I think they used her in Guantanamo. :)
Sometimes even her singing!
Quote from: Malthus on October 30, 2013, 10:50:13 AM
And yet, there are still no plans to weaponize Celine Dion? :hmm:
:D
First thing I thought when I read the thread title.
Quote from: viper37 on October 30, 2013, 12:30:27 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 30, 2013, 12:02:06 PM
Shouldn't they be trying to capture or destroy their vessels rather then just scare them off?
Maybe copyrights are less than the cost of ammo?
Maybe the Somalis outgun them.
Quote from: Razgovory on October 30, 2013, 12:02:06 PM
Shouldn't they be trying to capture or destroy their vessels rather then just scare them off?
States like it if the merchant navy doesn't engage in combat.
I would use Billie Piper instead.
And how. :mmm:
Quote from: The Brain on October 30, 2013, 01:49:32 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 30, 2013, 12:02:06 PM
Shouldn't they be trying to capture or destroy their vessels rather then just scare them off?
States like it if the merchant navy doesn't engage in combat.
Oh, I thought when Viper said navy he meant actual navy not Merchant Marine.
Quote from: Razgovory on October 30, 2013, 03:03:03 PM
Quote from: The Brain on October 30, 2013, 01:49:32 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 30, 2013, 12:02:06 PM
Shouldn't they be trying to capture or destroy their vessels rather then just scare them off?
States like it if the merchant navy doesn't engage in combat.
Oh, I thought when Viper said navy he meant actual navy not Merchant Marine.
You thought... wrongly.
Quote from: Razgovory on October 30, 2013, 03:03:03 PM
Quote from: The Brain on October 30, 2013, 01:49:32 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 30, 2013, 12:02:06 PM
Shouldn't they be trying to capture or destroy their vessels rather then just scare them off?
States like it if the merchant navy doesn't engage in combat.
Oh, I thought when Viper said navy he meant actual navy not Merchant Marine.
I guess it's an intentional confusion to imply it's the Royal Navy doing this, though for some time our Merchant Marine has been called the Merchant Navy.
Do you know what this thread needs?
BDSM?
More SEEBREW!! :punk:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdni.condenast.co.uk%2F592x888%2Fa_c%2FBPiper18_GL_6apr10_pa_b_592x888.jpg&hash=27a19da81ecdfe96df296f1f4e2b5bc8da09a252)
Why are they stealing our weapons, are Adele and the Spice Girls not potent enough?
Gawd Amighty, is that what she looks like now?? :blink:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 30, 2013, 03:31:40 PM
Gawd Amighty, is that what she looks like now?? :blink:
I have no idea who that is. :bowler:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 30, 2013, 03:31:40 PM
Gawd Amighty, is that what she looks like now?? :blink:
Yes. :unsure:
Quote from: mongers on October 30, 2013, 03:32:58 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 30, 2013, 03:31:40 PM
Gawd Amighty, is that what she looks like now?? :blink:
I have no idea who that is. :bowler:
:bash: For shame.
Siegy, you know that she is an adult now?
but if you want to perv her some more... I don't suggest her teeny bopper material but this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Diary_of_a_Call_Girl
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Diary-Call-Girl-Season/dp/B001GCUBS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383166049&sr=8-1&keywords=billie+piper
Is that the chick from Dr Who?
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 30, 2013, 03:51:44 PM
Is that the chick from Dr Who?
yes
Edit; what really pissed me off about that was that "Bad Wolf" gets translated into norwegian as "Dårlig Ulv" which means something like incompetent wolf or sick wolf as opposed to the presumed meaning of "Bad Wolf" which is wolf that is bad as opposed to wolf that is bad at being a wolf. In norwegian "a wolf that is bad" is slemm ulf, which sounds nothing like "Dalek".
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 30, 2013, 03:51:44 PM
Is that the chick from Dr Who?
Ah that would be the woman, rather than the teenager featured in the photo. :hmm:
Quote from: mongers on October 30, 2013, 03:56:10 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on October 30, 2013, 03:51:44 PM
Is that the chick from Dr Who?
Ah that would be the woman, rather than the teenager featured in the photo. :hmm:
lolwut
Hey Viking, is that Voltus 5 in your avatar?