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Today, September 19th, is International Talk Like A Pirate Day! It is the one day of the year where everyone must use as much pirate-speech as they possibly can, to inject a healthy dose of amusement and absurdity into ordinarily mundane tasks.

Instead of trundling off to your daily grind, why not swagger down the street like a saucy man ‘o the sea? You aren’t just some average girl today, you be the comeliest wench that the land lubbers ever did see. Argh!!

Here are some choice phrases and lingo:

• Instead of saying, “Good morning,” try, “Top o’ the mornin’ to ye, ya filthy bilge rat!”
• “Can I buy you a drink?” becomes, “Arrr!! I do be blown to shivers by the sight o’ such a comely wench! Prepare to be boarded!”
• Instead of, “Bye” why not, “Avast! If’n you do be tossed into Davey Jones’ Locker before I see ye next, slap the Devil on the back and save me a mug ‘o the best grog in Hell! ARR!!”

• “Its not my fault,” is much better said, “Arr! If you be accusin’ me o’ any wrongdoin’, then you best be ready to become a sharpenin’ stone for me sword you filthy bilge rat!!”

  Use your imagination, and I’m sure you’ll do great. If you need some help, check out these websites:

• TalkLikeAPirate.com – This is the official website set up by the creators of Talk Like A Pirate Day. Its got good history, as well as some helpful pirate lingo.

• TalkLikeAPirateDay.com – This isn’t the official site, but its got some good info and phrases. Its also a wiki, so you can add to it if you desire.

  So get your swagger on, turn up the saucy, and be the best pirate talker of them all. And if’n ye don’t, I’ll be the first to string ye up on the yardarm like the land lubber ye are, ye filthy bilge rat! YARRGH!!!

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