George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He spent a lot of time up in the crow’s nest, alone on night watch.
So, when the space aliens abducted him, nobody noticed he was gone.
“Greetings, Earthling,” said the aliens. “You will be your species’ ambassador to our world.”
“I dunno,” said George. “Do ambassadors loot and pillage and plunder?”
“Not really,” said the aliens. “That’s a politician and businessman thing.”
“I’d rather stay a pirate,” said George.
“Fine,” said the aliens, and they released George. Into the water.
The captain assumed that George fell overboard again.