Doesn't look like the Burt/Frank thing was fake, Burt was aiming hard for Frank's face with the whipping motion. Reparations much?
Anyway, for some reason the PirateTank idea doesn't really appeal to me. I just think the humor of it would run its course within the first 3 or 4 days. I could easily be wrong.
I'm gonna come up with a full post on an office themed season, there's just too much potential and it would do extremely big numbers on social media without a doubt. If not for Season 5, then they should strongly consider it once they're fully established by Season 6.