Dead Men Tell No Tales

Dead men tell no tales was a common pirate phrase, meaning once someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet. This became a standard pirate excuse for leaving no survivors because permanently silencing any witnesses prevents them for sharing what they know with the authorities. Forensic experts would argue that they can get a lot of information from a corpse. An anthropologist might say that a well preserved mummy can reveal many secrets. Also ironically the Grateful Dead wrote a song titled ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’. The lyrics are by Robert Hunter and the music is by Bob Weir and Mickey Hart.