Arrrrrrggghh! How did I not know this was happening?
Tuesday September 19th 2006 was Talk Like a Pirate Day! Talk Like a Pirate Day only comes once a year (on September 19th), this year it fell on a Tuesday. I wasn't ready, but I could have learned more about this international holiday on the About TLAPD page and practiced some phrases from the PiratePhrases page. Me thinks I'll be handed the BlackSpot now that the holiday is over!Seriously, and I am serious!...., this has to be the greatest manufactured holiday ever, and I still can't believe I didn't know about it! How could you have more fun at work, or anywhere!,
than talking like a pirate? And of course, talking like a pirate inevitably leads to dressing like a pirate, and thats always a good thing....One thing be fer sure, ye can bet this holiday a be goin' on e'ery calendar Me own, and e'ery electronic one'll have a "be remindin me a week afore" tag upon it.
Here are some cool things about "Talk Like a Pirate Day":
- Translate your own text into Pirate-speak with the handy Pirate Translator!
- Caroline McCarthy over at CNET has an interesting idea: honor more 21st century pirates!
- Astraware is running a TLAPD promotion! in addition to dressing and speaking pirate, purchases of Tradewinds and Seven Seas will be donated to Marie Curie Cancer Care.
- The Free State Project website has gone pirate!
- Distributed Proofreaders has gone pirate! They also have some pirate-related books on their site.
- SoloDoc has some funny pirate/insurance claim dialog.
My pirate name is:
Mad Tom Flint
Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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