Ahoy and ARRRGH!

A Hessian soldier on his way to America in 1777 described British sailors as "a thieving, happy, whoring, drunken lot, and much inclined to swearing and cursing people. They can hardly say three words without their [favorite] curses, 'God damn my soul, God damn me!' [German translation follows.] Toward us they are rather rough, impolite, and rude."

Colorful...or just obnoxious?