MANLY ENCOUNTERS OF THE ANIMAL KIND
How comfortable are you with non-human life forms? I regularly meet children in Canada who want to pet every animal they see. I know ladies who can't fight the urge to cuddle every poodle and stroke every cat they meet.
Piracy and bullets
In the bad old days of pirates on the high seas (not the modern-day ones who prey on fishermen), there was a very clear connection between piracy and bullets. It would seem that that connection still exists...