The Dread Pirate Roberts

The Dread Pirate Roberts was a character in the Princess Bride, that wasn't one man, but a series of individuals who passed the name and reputation on to a chosen successor once they are wealthy enough to retire. Because of that, no one ever knew who the original Dread Pirates Roberts was. On February 5th 2012, Silk Road admin announced that they were going by a new name Dread Pirate Roberts. The name became a quick success, the Silk Road community understood the reference to the Princess Bride and believed that it was indeed a perfect nameOn so many levels Most of Ross's employees, none of whom knew his real identity, started calling him Captain. One of his programmers told him, we really