Paul and Rachel Chandler speak about their 388 day ordeal at hands of Somali pirates
27th November 2010
“Well, to start out with, we were stupid.” No, they didn’t actually say that — it would have been honest, and honesty is to be avoided when the story is how much of a victim you are.
Memorandum: If you do something stupid, and bad things happen to you as a result, you’re not a victim, you’re an idiot.
November 29th, 2010 at 15:27
No one with two brain cells to rub together would sail a yacht anywhere near Somalia these days. That’s like holding up a big sign saying “Hijack Me!”