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    How did the 'Jolly Roger' get its name?

    Question #38038. Asked by Flem-ish. (Aug 27 03 6:02 AM)


    shady shaker

    		Possibly a corruption of "Le Jolie Rouge", a soubriquet attached to mid 17th Century French
    bucaneer Bartholomew Roberts. The name came to
    symbolise the skull and cross-bones flag flown on his ship. Other possibilities are listed at
    www.autopen.com/jollyroger and at www.geocities.com/captcutlass/Flag.

    Aug 27 03, 6:27 AM

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