Ron Gilbert still has pirates stuck in his mind.

He's still at it: making funny little puzzle games about pirates. Ron Gilbert's Scurvy Scallywags plots course to iOS today

Of course, pirates look more like this these days:

Instead of Gilbert's beloved Guybrush Threepwood:

The modern ones most likely can't even drink grog, depending on how devout they are as Muslims. I bet they don't even train at insult sword fighting anymore.