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{{quote|''Work all night and I drink da rum

Daylight come and me wan' go home

''Daylight come and me wan' go home

Stack banana 'till de mornin' come

''Stack banana 'till de mornin' come

Daylight come and me wan' go home''|Harry Belafonte, "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpg-KIKD5gU The Banana Boat Song]". You may recognize it from [[Beetlejuice|a certain movie that didn't take place in the Caribbean...]]}}

''Daylight come and me wan' go home''|Harry Belafonte, "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}Jpg-KIKD5gU The Banana Boat Song]".<ref>You may recognize it from [[Beetlejuice|a certain movie that didn't take place in the Caribbean...]]</ref>}}

A chain of tropical paradises mostly between Florida and South America. The Caribbean is known for cruises, beaches, resorts, and the occasional [[Pirate]] infestation. Beware of [[The Bermuda Triangle]], while you're at it, too. Includes Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and others.

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[[Pirate]] attacks have to be dealt with, [[Ruthless Modern Pirates|even in modern times]]. Except now they use machine guns instead of cutlasses and are less romanticized.

Excludes Cuba (since circa 1959) [[Especially Zoidberg|and Haiti]]. Jamaica is a specialized case, mostly due to a perceived abundance of Reggae and Rastafari folks [[The Stoner|with a penchant for the "Wisdom Weed"]]. The Bahamas is often mistaken for Jamaica much to the chagrin of ~~BOTH~~ countries' citizens. This is despite, however, a minority of Rastafarians in Jamaica.

Excludes Cuba (since circa 1959) [[Especially Zoidberg|and Haiti]]. Jamaica is a specialized case, mostly due to a perceived abundance of Reggae and Rastafari folks [[The Stoner|with a penchant for the "Wisdom Weed"]]. The Bahamas is often mistaken for Jamaica much to the chagrin of ''both'' countries' citizens. This is despite, however, a minority of Rastafarians in Jamaica.

If you find white people here in contemporary times they're likely to be sitting on a yacht, playing croquet or cricket, or lounging around in white suits and reading a newspaper in the lobby of a hotel that's seen better days.

Also known as [[The Spanish Main]]. Because it used to be full of [[Badass Spaniard|Badass Spaniards]] and [[Pirate Booty|their loot]].

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