'Tis September 14th on Saturday, an' that be Talk Like A Pirate Day, arr!
The day was founded in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers, but remained a largely private affair until the duo enlisted the aid of comedian and columnist Dave Barry. His 2002 column on Talk Like A Pirate Day swept the country, and since then it's become ubiquitous, even spreading internationally. Baur and Summers still maintain a Web site which proclaims itself to be:
and goes on to admonish us to accept no substitutes.
In this video, Baur and Summers (a.k.a. Ol' Chumbucket and Cap'n Slappy - I don't know which is which) teach us how to go about it.
So avast, me hearties, and rrrrolll yourrr arrrrs tomorrow!
Peter
2 comments:
Arrrr! It's me birrrthday today, so I'm allowed to Talk like a Pirate all yearrrrr, matey...
I don't abuse the privilege, though {wink}.
Shouldn't their website be http://talklikeapirate.arg ?
Antibubba
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