Pirates choose wrong target - a French warship "In the darkness of the Indian Ocean, a bulky French refuelling vessel looked like easy pickings for two boatloads of Somali pirates as they drew alongside early yesterday. The brigands had started their usual pre-boarding drill, letting loose with Kalashnikov assault rifles, before they noticed the 40mm cannon and missiles on the deck above them...." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6864367.ece I know it is not really funny, as these people are probably starving and are close to forced to crime, but I can't help but smile.
If the pirates hadn't turned tail and fled, they might be sitting on the bow of their own warship instead of warming up jail cells. As I posted in the Jokes thread, what's worse than accidently trying to pirate a warship? Being defeated by the French!