Boasting Pirate

A seaman meets a pirate in a bar, and take turns boasting of their adventures on the high seas. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg-leg, hook, and an eyepatch.

The seaman asks "So, how did you end up with the peg-leg?" <BR>
The pirate replies "We were in a storm at sea, and I was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as my men were pulling me out a shark bit my leg off." <BR>
"Wow!" said the seaman. "What about your hook"?<BR>
"Well...", replied the pirate, "While my men and I were plundering in the middle east, I was caught stealing from a merchant and the punishment for theft in the middle east is the loss of the hand that steals"<BR>
"Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eyepatch?" <BR>
"A sea gull dropping fell into my eye.", replied the pirate. <BR>
"You lost your eye to a sea gull dropping?" the sailor asked incredulously. <BR>
"Well...", said the pirate, "...it was my first day with the hook." <BR>