Jolly Roger (disambiguation)

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A Jolly Roger is a traditional flag flown by pirate ships to signify an incoming attack, used during the Golden Age of Piracy.

Jolly Roger may also refer to:

People

Jolly Roger, banjo player credited on the soundtrack of Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Jolly Roger, a nickname for former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach

Arts, media, and entertainment

Characters

Jolly Roger (frog), a minor character in the Banjo-Kazooie video game series
Jolly Roger (Pirates of the Caribbean), a primary villain of the Disney MMO Pirates of the Caribbean Online
Jolly Roger, secondary character in the animated cartoon television series I Am Weasel
Jolly Roger, a character in Grant Morrison's comic book series The Invisibles

Vessels

Jolly Roger, fictional ship of the pirate Captain Hook
Jolly Roger, formerly the name of Shanghai Sam's vessel in the Bugs Bunny cartoon "Mutiny on the Bunny", now called the Sad Sack
Jolly Roger, a Sunracer-class scoutship from the computer game Space Rogue

Music

Jolly Roger Records, an American record label

Military

Use of the Jolly Roger by submarines
Jolly Rogers, a nickname for United States Navy Fighter Squadrons, including:
USS Jolly Roger (SP-1031), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from December 1917 or early 1918 to November 1918

Sports

Jolly Roger (horse), steeplechase racehorse
"The Jolly Rogers", the factory-sponsored ski and snowboard team for Hertel Wax

Other uses

Jolly Roger Amusement Park, Ocean City, Maryland, United States
Jolly Roger Restaurant, an establishment at various locations, such as Lake City, Seattle and Nunley's Happyland in Bethpage, New York, United States
Jolly Roger's Amusement Park, or Nunley's Happyland, Bethpage, New York, United States

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