Monday, September 19, 2005

Well, Shiver Me Timbers, It's Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Ahoy, there, mateys! Today (Sept. 19) is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Yippee!!

To learn the basics, go to http://www.talklikeapirate.com/.

Go to http://www.talklikeapirate.com/howtogerman.html to learn how to talk like a pirate in German!!!!!

11 comments:

Amstaff Mom said...

Great. I've got that stupid Veggie Tales song in my head now. "The Pirates That Don't Do Anything."

JLR said...

Stop.

Arr--Ye cannot be serious.

It's though someone thought to himself, "hmm, what new holiday would JLR want to have?" Because, as everyone knows, I LOVE TALKING LIKE A PIRATE. [and by "everyone" I mean rr]

Aye, I even sort of liked the movie Dodgeball because of the guy who pretended he was a pirate. Because every movie is better with a pirate. No, make that everyTHING. EVERYTHING is better with a pirate.

chirky said...

Avast! So, me beauty, when will ye landlubbers decide whether to come to gamenight? We want to know smartly!

Aye! We must know smartly! And the answer'd better be "YES," else you and that sister of yours will walk the plank.

The Plank!

Amstaff Mom said...

Aye! Listen here mateys. If you even think of saying nay, it is OFF WITH YOUR HEADS!!!

JLR said...

Blimey! Belay that bilge! I'll not be going to Davy Jones' locker, no matter what ye say!

RR said...

Beim Klabautermann, Küstenschifferen! That's no way to talk to a fellow pirate! Arrrrgh.

RR said...

Editor's note: the "Küstenschifferen" comment was directed at AM and Jes, by the way. I agree with JLR. :)

Amstaff Mom said...

I'm so lost. Davy Jones'locker? whaaaaa?

German? Do I look like I speak German??

Remember The Plank!

Katie said...

JCol - Davey Jone's locker is the deep abyss of the ocean - walking the plank, sinking ship, dying at sea

JLR said...

Katie: thank you for explaining. I did not mean a compartment that may be closed with a lock, belonging to a member of the band The Monkees.

From m-w.com:
Davy Jones's locker
Pronunciation: "dA-vE-"jOnz(-&z)-
Function: noun
: the bottom of the ocean

AM: as for the German, *ahem*, had you visited www.talklikeapirate.com, you would have seen that it provides you with German pirate vocabulary.

Amstaff Mom said...

I'm still trying to learn Spanish! And that's with 3 years in high school, 2 semesters in college, and 1/2 my genes!

I can't be attempting German, even with the assistance of the great internet.

And yes, I did immediately think of The Monkees. Or the Scooby Doo episode that featured Davy Jones.

P.S.

Y'all ARE coming, riiiiiight?