talk like a pirate day

Ahoy thar maties! Today be talk like a pirate day. International talk like a pirate day began in the 1990s when two yankees, John Baur (Ol’ Chum Bucket) and Mark Summers (Cap’n Slappy), be talkin’ like pirates all o’a sudden. They decided that to, to further the noble causes of the sweet trade of piracy, September 19 each year be the day when all the souls over the world should be talkin’ like pirates. For years, their valiant efforts were wasted, until they contacted a man named Dave Barry, who be writin’ a humor column for the great masses o’ landlubbers out yonder. Ar so in the spirit of talk like a pirate day here be a few pirate related links. The Mix Tape about Pete and the Pirates, the official talk like a pirate day site, and a link t’ a video o’ t’ founders of talk like a pirate day. Have a good day landlubbers!

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