Bluebeard's biggest claim to fame is Bartok's ubergothic two-voice opera about his castle, I think. In that the wives get thrones and crowns, but I suppose Wizards don't do domestic equality.
Ninjas or Pirates?
This is an absolutely central question, and one which has only become more relvant in the light of recent political events, here and abroad.
I will break down the Pros and Cons for you:
Ninjas Pro:
-Stealth
-Maneuverability
-Sweet as **** sword which can bisect a free-falling silk scarf under only the force of the silk's own weight
-Irresistable to babes
-Wailing hard on the electric guitar
-Iron will
-Flying
-Amazingly ahead of its time technology (invisibility powder, inflatable shoes, talking arrows etc)
-Tight sleek black costume with mask designed to accentuate bad-a$$ steely glares
-Inspire works of cinematic genius
-Waste your enemies
Ninjas Con:
-Cannot relate with any of the irresisting babes
-Strict code of honour
-Ritual suicide by auto-disembowelment by auto-disembowelment if you **** up
-Ritual suicide by auto-disembowelment if you **** one the irresisting babes
-Ritual suicide by auto-disembowelment if someone else ****s you over
-Ritual suicide by auto-disembowelment if you are dishnoured
-Ritual suicide by auto-disembowelment if you dishonour yourself
-Weeks without eating or drinking
-Subservient to your master
Pirates Pro
-Dress up like Keith Richards even before Keith Richards did that
-Strike fear into lubbers everywhere
-Fight for no-man but yourself
-Take all ye can and give nothing in return
-Lack of moral compunctions and scruples
-Get rich and blingin and covered in gold and jewels and ribbons
-Wailing hard on assorted instruments such as sackbutts, canons and squeezeboxes
-Inspire works of cinematic genius
-Inspire the beasty boys to be even beastier and boisterous
-Wenches
-Sweet as hell catchphrases and immortal 'Arrr'.
-Pioneer modern democracy
-Rum
-Port
-Smoking
-Punch
-Tattoos
-Wenches
-Have centuries long 'Hero or Villain?' debates had about you
-Curse with impunity
-Amazingly ahead of its time technology (according to 'The Crimson Pirate' cross-dressing, automatic Gattling guns, submarines, hot-air ballons, TNT, according to Pirates of the Caribbean, liquid eye-liner)
-Waste your enemies AND THEN your friends, after ripping them off for all they're worth!
Pirates Con:
-Death by hanging
-Repulsive to civilised women
-Not very functional on land
-Scurvy
-Walking the plank
-Disciplinary keelhauling
-Below average number of limbs
The court is out, and the only fair way to settle this is to make modern pirates fight modern ninja-fanboys in a bloody death arena on Sky TV.
A toast to Satan and the Queen's demise!