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Wednesday, September 19. 2007

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Apparently, today is Talk Like a Pirate Day

I hate Talk Like a Pirate Day

Normal thinking people wouldn't take one day a year and pretend to speak French, or Pig Latin, or with a German accent - who thought that pretending to speak like a pirate would be a good idea?

I believe that nothing signifies the inevitable decline of our culture more than this. I can't even stand to get on Pownce or any of my regular message boards without being barraged by mateys and Yarrrs and such.

A big thanks to the fine folks at Drupal for having the good taste to not utilize the Pirate Speak Module - I surely would have been pushed over the edge otherwise.

Good thing this only happens once a year.

SB

I was going to try to find a good image of a pirate or something related but then I thought that was giving much more time to this than I wanted.

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Sweetie, I agree wholehaaaaartedly that this talk like a pirate thing is a really stupid, annoying idea! Even the daycare kids are sick of the whole pirate theme on TV today. Who knew there were so many kids' shows about pirates? I think that's rather horrifying...Is it really that difficult for adults to find adult diversions?

#1 gina (Homepage) on 2007-09-19 16:17 (Reply)

I've seen the pirate thing on a few sites, and the biggest surprise was flickr. But I haven't actually run into the pirate speak. How would one do that, aye? Er.. I mean eh?

I'm more of a bah humbugger to halloween. Wait for that one. I'm just letting everyone get worked up for a while.

#2 kellypea (Homepage) on 2007-09-19 19:36 (Reply)

Basically you start each sentence with Ahoy and end it with matey. Toss in some Yarrrs and such and you're on your way.

Mercifully, all of the pirate speak I was subjected too was nonverbal - if I had to actually listen to any of this, who knows what would have happened.

Halloween to me is usually just an excuse to tell the world's greatest story - but now I'm curious to hear your account. At least you aren't teasing this too early.

SB

#2.1 Scott (Homepage) on 2007-09-19 20:06 (Reply)

Ah...too early? I figure it's fair game since I saw the first adverts for Xmas this week. How scary is that?

#3 kellypea (Homepage) on 2007-09-22 11:02 (Reply)

What is this talk like a pirate day? Never heard of it, but the examples cited here seem more to indicate a Talk Like Robert Newton day.

From whence came this stereotype that all pirates come from Bristol?

#4 Naryaxword (Homepage) on 2008-09-19 10:18 (Reply)

Amen my brother. Today is a great day to just not be on the Internet and go outside or something. I've closed my Twitter client and am just writing tutorials, avoiding nearly every other site on the Internet. Once the work is done, I'm going to go read a book in a park. Midnight can't come soon enough.

ps. it's great to know I'm not the only one that thinks this whole talk like a pirate thing is complete and utter nonsense

#5 Ross McKillop on 2009-09-19 13:41 (Reply)

I fucking hate talk like a pirate day.

SB

#5.1 Scott (Homepage) on 2009-09-19 15:09 (Reply)

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