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Why is a pirate flag called the Jolly Roger? | Notes and Queries

YESTERYEARWhy is a pirate flag called the Jolly Roger? ANOTHER possibility is that English pirates in the Indian Ocean began to refer to the red flag of the Tamil pirate Ali Raja by his name and 'Ally Roger' or 'Olly Roger' was later corrupted to Jolly Roger. The English word 'roger', meaning a vagabond rogue, may be another explanation. David Mitchell, in his book Pirates, discusses this question and seems to prefer a derivation from Old Roger - a synonym for the Devil.

Actor Lance LeGault dies at 77

Played miitary types, was Elvis stunt double Lance LeGault, a character actor who began his career as a stunt double for Elvis Presley and went on to play a long line of gravelly voiced military types in films including “Stripes” and “Iron Eagle” and on TV shows including “The A-Team,” died Monday, Sept.

Jonas Brothers Bring Swagger and Nostalgia to Broadway on First Night of Residency: Concert Re

“It’s clear this theater isn’t used to rock concerts,” Nick Jonas roared from the stage. “The spotlights can’t hit us because you’re all standing.”  He was right: Broadway‘s Marquis Theater, which has housed acclaimed but not quite foot-stomping, hip-shaking productions of musicals like “Tootsie” and “Beetlejuice,” isn’t accustomed to two hours of 1,600 jumping, screaming fans.

Orville Peck on His Lonesome New Song, Summertime, and Why Self-Quarantining Is One of M

“Who was that masked man?” is a question that, frankly, people are asking just a little bit less now than they were, say, a month ago. But Orville Peck still stands out from the pack of the rest of us who are just now figuring out that a little cloaking can be a good thing. His fashion statements, facial and otherwise, have helped made him a nearly overnight sensation on the alternative side of the country music fence, although the heightened sense of honest mystery in his music might accounts for that even more than the magnetic enigma of his persona.

Photos from Amy Schumer's Best Looks

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