Imprisoning them was like trying to use a bailing bucket to drain the ocean: for each pirate captured by the authorities, there were dozens of desperate young men on shore ready to rush in and fill the void.

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He's not above accosting strangers: When he noticed on a recent JetBlue flight that his seatmate, a teenager, had a bag of Pirate Booty, Ehrlich grilled him for 40 minutes to determine the young man's tastes and snack preferences.

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He's not above accosting strangers: When he noticed on a recent JetBlue (nasdaq: JBLU - news - people ) flight that his seatmate, a teenager, had a bag of Pirate Booty, Ehrlich grilled him for 40 minutes to determine the young man's tastes and snack preferences.

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