Talk like a pirate at the Seattle Aquarium
Ahoy, me hearties! - Patients' pirate antics raise spirits
Top ten gadgets for land-lubbin' types to celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day
Ninja fans diss Talk Like a Pirate Day
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
More piratey stories
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
More TLAPD news coverage
Be ye ready to talk like a pirate?
PotBS Celebrates Talk Like A Pirate Day In Seattle
Pirates of the Burning Sea has become the official video game of International Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19th), and to celebrate they are raiding the coastline of Seattle, causing a right ruckus in the streets, and hanging about the Seattle Aquarium looking swarthy and unkempt.
New Orleans’ PyrateCon 2008 Planners Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day
Pirate haiku
The Wichita Eagle is celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day by inviting readers to submit piratey haikus. For example:
Listen here, mateyClick here to submit your own pirate haiku, and to check out their piratespeak quiz.
It be five, seven and five
Or ye walk the plank
Reuters UK article about TLAPD
Due to the time difference, Talk Like a Pirate Day starts in the UK before it starts here in the US.
Ahoy there landlubbers -- it's time to talk pirate
September 19 is your once-a-year chance to don an eye patch, sport a ridiculously large hat and keep on saying "Arrrrr.Click here for more.
It all started back in the 1990s as a cult joke between two American friends -- John "Ol Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Capn Slappy" Summers -- but really took off when syndicated columnist Dave Barry got to hear about their surreal festival.
"We tap into that need for whimsy in people's lives," Summers says of the 24-hour celebration of quirkiness when they urge all self-respecting swashbucklers to show "pirattitude."
Monday, September 17, 2007
Book for Little Pirates
New book from the pirate guys--this one for kids--available via Lulu.com.
A Li'l Pirates ABSeas
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Top 10 pirate pickup lines
From the International Talk Like a Pirate Day web site
10 . Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?
9. Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?
8. Come on up and see me urchins.
7. Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.
6. I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.
5. Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?
4. How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?
3. Ya know, darlin’, I’m 97 percent chum free.
2. Well blow me down?
And the number one pickup line for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day is …
1. Prepare to be boarded.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Some pirate critters
We haven't put an eyepatch and hat on *every* animal yet, but we've got a good start...
See also our pirate collie, golden retriever, and cockatoo.
How to talk like a pirate
Watch this video to avoid needless embarrassment on Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Wednesday is Talk Like a Pirate Day
Talk Like a Pirate Day 2007 is almost here!
Here are the lyrics to the official Talk Like a Pirate Day song by Tom Smith. (Since tomorrow is the last Sunday before Talk Like a Pirate Day, if you'd like to request that he play that song, you'd better hurry.)
Most days are like all of the others,
Go to work, come back home, watch TV,
But, brother, if I had me druthers,
I'd chuck it and head out to sea,
For I dream of the skull and the crossbones,
I dream of the great day to come,
When I dump the mundane for the Old Spanish Main
And trade me computer for rum! ARRR!
T' me,
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
When laptops are benches God gave us fer wenches,
And a sail ain't a low price ta pay!
When timbers are shivered and lillies are livered
And every last buckle is swashed,
We'll abandon our cars for a shipfull of ARRRs
And pound back the grog till we're sloshed! Yo ho....
Don't pick up yer phone and say "Hello,
Our ten-o-clock meeting's delayed",
Ye scrunch up yer face and ye bellow,
"AVAST! Ye've been bleedin' BELAYED!"
Ye can't keep this fun to yerself, I bet,
So sing "Aye!" "ARRR!" "Ayy!" every man!
We ain't got much grasp of the alphabet,
But a damn good retirement plan!
T' me,
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
Whatever's in fashion is in for a thrashin'
And bein' polite is passe!
When it's ev'ry man's duty to grab his proud beauty
And let out a hearty YO HO!
And if this offends you, hold y'r breath as we sends you
Ta Davy Jones' Locker ya go! Yo ho....
We'll tell every banker "Heave to and weigh anchor!"
Buy latte with pieces of eight
We'll fight to be chosen as cap'n or bosun
The loser, o' course, is worst mate!
When we hoist Jolly Roger, the landlubbers dodge 'er,
We fill 'em with loathing and fear,
We'll plunder and pillage each city and village,
Or at least clean out Wal-Mart of beer!
There ain't no computin' or morning commutin',
No "Parking Lot Full" signs for me,
No lawns ta be mowin' or bills to be owin',
I'm knowin' the pull of the sea.
The fresh salty brace of the wind on my face
Through hurricane, sunshine or squalls,
I'm keepin' my eyes on the distant horizon,
Verizon can hold all my calls!
To wear a red coat full o' buckles,
To earn a few duelling scars,
Well, at least we can get a few chuckles
By filling the office with ARRRs!
And maybe we'll never get closer,
Than watchin' 'em on the big screen,
So here's to old Errol and Depp as Jack Sparrow,
And every damn one in between!
T' me,
Yo, Ho, Yo, Ho,
It's "Talk Like A Pirate" Day!
That time in September when sea dogs remember
That grown-ups still know how ta play!
When wenches are curvy and dogs are all scurvy
And a soft-wear patch covers your eye,
Ta hell with our jobs, for one day we're all swabs
And buccaneers all till we die!
So hoist up the mainsils and shut down your brain cells,
They only would get in the way,
Avast there, me hearty, we're havin' a party,
It's "Talk... Like... A Pirate" Day!
Over the next couple days, I will be highlighting more piratey links, and some of the pirate-themed designs Demetrius and I have created.
Friday, September 14, 2007
TLAPD on Squidoo
Here's a Talk Like a Pirate Day lens on Squidoo.
Know of any good links I should add?
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Talk Like a Pirate Day at Zazzle
Zazzle is currently featuring Talk Like a Pirate Day designs, and is celebrating the holiday with a design contest.
Top prize is $1000, and you're only allowed to choose one of your designs to enter. Skulls and crossbones seem to be a dime a dozen, so we're entering the "Pirate Wench" design Demetrius created.
You can see our other pirate-y items at Zazzle here.
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