Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

[sa_butta]

Today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

The celebration started in the US in 1995, when two friends, John Baur and Mark Summers, decided that talking like a pirate deserved its own day.

September 19 was settled on as the ideal day, because it was Summers' ex-wife's birthday, reports Metro.

For several years, Talk Like A Pirate day was a private celebration, with only Baur and Summers (or Ol' Chum Bucket and Cap'n Slappy, as they prefer to be known on September 19) observing it.

But that all changed in 2002, when they decided to let US columnist Dave Barry know about their annual party.

Barry was quite talen by the idea, and promptly spread the word through his column. From that point, thanks to the power of the internet, Talk Like A Pirate Day spread internationally.

Now, ITLAPD has become a phenomenon around the world - helped by Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean.

It even has its own website - www.talklikeapirate.com - which offers tips on pirate party ideas, pirate chat-up lines and - bizarrely - how to speak like a pirate in German.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2515542.html

[Thunder Dan]

i remember hearing about this back in college 3 years ago. I got a flyer and the website was www.yarr.com, well I typed in www.yarr.org and the image that appears at the latter will forever haunt me (hint: it has something to do with a lady taking a wet dump in her own mouth)

[PakiDan]

Arrggg.

[marini martini]

I guess I'll be hitting the grog a little earlier, today

[sa_butta]

I guess I'll be hitting the grog a little earlier, today

Scallywag!!!

[baseline bum]

Question: What did the Chinese pirate say?

ELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

[Mister Sinister]

Yar har, fiddle-dee-dee, being a pirate is alright with me! Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free! YOU ARE A PIRATE!

[Summers]

I guess I'll be hitting the grog a little earlier, today

What do you do with a drunken sailor?
What do you do with a drunken sailor?
What do you do with a drunken sailor early in the morning?

Argh!

[Thunder Dan]

man they are all over this on Around the Horn. They also were doing it today on the Indians broadcast of the game today. This had blown up since last year. I'm putting some money on the Pirates tonight vs. the Padres, I think tonight is their night.

[Jekka]

Two people at work showed up today dressed as pirates. They had also laminated some approved pirate-language subs utions for all of us to use. Instead of, "You have an overdue book fine," we had the option of using, "I require tarriff!"

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Avast! SpursTalk ho!

[T Park]

This reminds me of the Pirate episode on Bones

[Melmart1]

Two people at work showed up today dressed as pirates. They had also laminated some approved pirate-language subs utions for all of us to use. Instead of, "You have an overdue book fine," we had the option of using, "I require tarriff!"

That's awesome, I would have done that. This guy approves, too!

[marini martini]

Well, me hearties, let’s see what crawled out of the bung hole.

Arrr!!!

[Spursfan092120]

[marini martini]

Stop wastin' me time an' put somethin' in th' box!
Ya bilge rat who ortin' t' be keel hauled!

G'night ya loosers!!!

[desflood]

I missed it? Damn.

Yar har, fiddle-dee-dee, being a pirate is alright with me! Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free! YOU ARE A PIRATE!

I have seen that episode - many times.. it's time for you to go watch some grownup shows again.