Pieces of eight, pieces of eight

[Bill Watts]

Just a quick capture whilst walking through Hamburg Hauptbanhof.

Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1
Lens: Olympus mZuiko 12-40mm f2.8
Exposure: f6.3, 1/80s ISO 200

 

[Gianluca Drago]

There are more questions than answers in this picture. It is enigmatic. Perhaps because I am not a native English speaker, the meaning of the title is not clear to me.

 

[Bill Watts]

There are more questions than answers in this picture. It is enigmatic. Perhaps because I am not a native English speaker, the meaning of the title is not clear to me.

Sorry Gianluca, it is a bit convoluted. They are dressed like pirates of the 18th century. Pirates steal treasure. One of the silver coins types that were around at the time was the Spanish silver dollar or "piece of eight" a coin worth 8 reals. Stay with me.. pirates are apochraphally known to have talking parrots, and one of the regular comedic interpretations of this trend has the parrot screeching pieces of eight, pieces of eight.
It's a British thing!

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Sorry Gianluca, it is a bit convoluted. They are dressed like pirates of the 18th century. Pirates steal treasure. One of the silver coins types that were around at the time was the Spanish silver dollar or "piece of eight" a coin worth 8 reals. Stay with me.. pirates are apochraphally known to have talking parrots, and one of the regular comedic interpretations of this trend has the parrot screeching pieces of eight, pieces of eight.
It's a British thing!

Oh... now it's all clear, thank you. Long John Silver, ex-parrots and the whole crew.

 

[Julian Tanase]

So stand and deliver is becoming fashionable again??

 

[Bill Watts]

So stand and deliver is becoming fashionable again??

Join the insect nation! with tricorn hats too!

 

[Julian Tanase]

Join the insect nation! with tricorn hats too!

More of a Clapton fellow myself