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International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2009

Posted 19 Sep 2009 in humor

Yarrr, it be International Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Via the NY Daily News: The observance, started by John “Ol’ Chumbucket” Baur and Mark “Cap’n Slappy” Summers, gained widespread renown when it was mentioned by Dave Barry in his nationally syndicated newspaper column seven years ago. And thanks to our collective love for pirates and their lore, it’s now gone international.

Talk Like a Pirate Day came to be when Baur and Summers, in the middle of a friendly raquetball match, found the game was more fun when punctuated with pirate utterances — so they decided to make a day of it…

Since then, the day has spawned celebrations around the world, including pirate-themed bar crawls, charity walks and plenty of other events with a healthy dose of pirattitude.

With that in mind, it might be good to review a few of the Pirate Laws:

  1. A pirate does not ask for directions. He relies only on his gut feeling, a compass, or a treasure map.

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  2. Parrots are the preferred pirate companion. Monkeys are an acceptable substitute, unless they fling their feces at people. Then they are an awesome substitute.

  3. When fishing, a pirate uses either a sword, a knife, or his bare hands. Use of a hook is only acceptable in the event the pirate is missing a hand.

  4. Pirates shall always wear boots, except in the case of a peg leg. Then one boot is acceptable. Flip-flops are right out.

  5. Pirates do not cry, except in the case of the loss of a shipload of rum.

  6. A pirate shall never wrap presents. The only thing a pirate gives is a bludgerin’.

  7. A pirate does not use the word “Fabulous”. Ever.

  8. When drinking rum, the only thing a pirate adds to the rum is more rum.

  9. Should the ship’s bow have a carving of a naked wench, mermaid, or something of the like, crew members should not touch it. Feeling up a wooden statue is unbecoming of a pirate.

  10. Pirates do not “IM”. The only instant message allowed is a sword through the chest.

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UPDATE: Peter Griffin gets into the spirit in the “Pirate Chase” from Family Guy.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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