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You’d think that pirates would get old after awhile, but they never do.
You can see skulls and crossbones everywhere on Halloween, and some have been known to even fly pirate flags from their houses today. To think a symbol that is as baleful as the skull and crossbones has become a lighthearted sign of rebellion and free-spirited playfulness truly shows how funny and bizarre modern trends can be.
You simply never know what folks will go for.
Pirate flags are one of the places you are most certain to see the skull and cross bones. The pirate flag or Jolly Roger as it is known isn’t just a discovery of Hollywood. Back in the day, naturally, there used to be more variation among skulls and crossbones. The truly funny thing is how very little the skull and crossbones has to do with modern pirates. These days , it is simply a fantasy for children on Halloween, or for adults at pirate theme parties. Their costumes are everywhere, but the actuality of pirates is much different to the fantasies that we all keep hold of.
They keep secret, knowing that they could never go to war against the robust navies of the planet. They are the last folk you would expect to have skull and crossbones flags.
Naturally, part of the cause of the recognition of the skull and crossbones has zilch to do with pirates at all. This is also why it make such a great Halloween decoration. Skulls powered by electrical blinking lights with crazy sound effects are precisely the right mix of horrifying, baleful, daft, and hokey for the Halloween vacation.