Maybe Johnny Depp will play him in the movie

Like Clint Eastwood said in Magum Force, "A man's got to know his limitations."

Apparently pirates working the Indian Ocean early this morning didn't see that movie.

It's hard to know exactly what they were thinking when they saw the U.S.S. Nicholas, a navy warship, go cruising by. But you can bet they had a conversation about it while they were enjoying a leisurely day at sea in their skiff. It probably went something like this:

1st Pirate: I say, look at that Navy warship.

2nd Pirate: You know, the American sailors are reputed to have quite a good sense of humor.

1st Pirate: Do tell? Well perhaps they'd get a good chuckle if we fired our guns at them.

2nd Pirate: Oh my gosh, you know, I think they would.

1st Pirate: Besides, what's the worst that could happen?

Here's what happened. The U.S.S. Nicholas disabled the pirate's boat. Then they boarded it and took the pirates into custody. Then they sunk the boat.

As the pirates watched their boat going down, the conversation probably went something like this:

1st Pirate: Perhaps that wasn't such a good idea.

2nd Pirate: In hindsight you might be correct about that.

1st Pirate: But you were right about their sense of humor.

2nd Pirate: Why do you say that?

1st Pirate: Look how hard they're all laughing.