George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He kept a diary of all his misadventures.
And then he turned it into a series of books.
The books sold well, and George made a lot of money from them.
His old captain sent George a letter threatening to sue him if he didn’t get a share of the money.
George wrote back that suing him would not be a good idea.
The next day, the captain woke up with a can of gasoline and a pack of matches in his bunk.
Leave me alone, said George’s note.