Among my pet hates are the meaningless corporate speak and facile methaphors that abound in the world of business and surround many of us in our working lives. In my own profession this has become ever more of an issue as venture capitalists move in and proceed to wring out every last drop of profit at the expense of a beleaguered workforce... after a particularly egregious example of "bullsh*t bingo" recounted by a friend, an image came to mind that slowly developed into a short series that I present here for your perusal (with the title taken from the 1988 album by the much underrated singer and bassist, Gail Ann Dorsey)... #business, #ship, #swashbuckler, #pirate, #corporate, #greed