George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He was dangerous with a cannon.
Not dangerous as in “Oh, no, pirates are attacking us!” dangerous but “Oh, crap! Who let George near the cannon?” dangerous.
He once blew a hole in the deck of the ship, and water poured in.
So, he reloaded the cannon and aimed it at the deck.
“The water will escape through the second hole,” George proudly said.
The captain ordered the men to plug the hole with George.
“No stabbing him,” the captain said. “Or we’ll have to plug those holes too.”