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0Pirate Pete had been captured by a Spanish general and sentenced to death by his 50-man firing squad. Pete cringed, as he knew their reputation for being the worst firing squad in the Spanish military. They were such bad shots that they would often all miss their targets and simply maim their victims, leaving them to bleed to death, as the general's tradition was to only allow one shot per man to save on ammunition. The thought of a slow painful death made Pete beg for mercy. "Very well, I have some compassion. You may choose where the men stand when they shoot you and I will add 50 extra men to the squad to ensure someone will at least hit you. Perhaps if they stand closer they will kill you quicker, if you're lucky," snickered the general. "Oh, and just so you don't get any funny ideas, they can't stand more than 20 ft away, they must be facing you, and you must remain tied to the post in the middle of the yard. And to show I'm not totally heartless, if you aren't dead by sundown I'll release you so you can die peacefully outside the compound. I must go now but will return tomorrow and see to it that you are buried in a nice spot, though with 100 men, I doubt there will be much left of you to bury." After giving his instructions the general left. Upon his return the next day, he found that Pete had been set free alive and well. "How could this be?" demanded the general. "It was where Pete had us stand," explained the captain of the squad.02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00Pete got them to stand around him 01b 00in a circle02b 00. Nobody wanted to shoot in case they missed him and hit each other. 05002br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Pete got them to stand around him 01b 00in a circle02b 00.
  • Nobody wanted to shoot in case they missed him and hit each other.
  • 05002br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0Hi,02br
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the one i've heard he's against a wall, and the guy can't miss.

so he says "put him behind the wall." even if he looks at him, the wall's in the way.
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He said to tie him to a pole.
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He had them stand in a line, one behind the other

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