1 Wendy: A pirate curse be a thousand times worse than Death!
2 Mate: How can it be a thousand times worse?
3 Ponsonby: Yes. Two or three times I could understand. But a thousand?
4 Wendy: It still be worse than Death! Be the exact number makin' a difference?!

I've always wondered how people calibrate fates worse than death. There's probably a Ph.D. in it for someone.

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2019-04-20 Rerun commentary: Captain Blackadder: And what is your message?
von Gerhardt: It is: Prepare for a fate worse than death, English flying fellow.
Captain Blackadder: Oh. So, it's the traditional warm German welcome.
von Gerhardt: Correct. Also, he is saying: Do not try to escape or you will suffer even worse.
Captain Blackadder: A fate worse than a fate worse than death? Sounds pretty bad.

- Blackadder IV, Episode 4 - "Private Plane".