George was not a bad pirate

George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.

At least, that was what the captain said.

Truth was, George was a pretty good pirate.

The captain, on the other hand, was an awful pirate.

But you know the Peter Principle.

People rise in rank until they fully express their incompetence.

And the captain was supremely incompetent.

Terrified that someone would discover how incompetent he really was.

So, he constantly put down the pirates on his ship.

Pitting them against each other.

All the while, hoarding gold, hoping to retire. before his crew called him on his bullshit.