International Talk Like a Pirate Day began sometime
in the prehistory before 2002, when two guys, John “Ol’ Chumbuucket” Baur and Mark “Cap’n Slappy”
Summers, really for no good reason, began talking like pirates. And if they can talk like pirates, then why not everybody?
Or just enough people to make it profitable. So they came up with International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September
19. The 19th was Summers’ ex-wife’s birthday, and since he really didn’t have much use
for that date anymore anyway, it just seemed appropriate. Then, in 2002, author and self-proclaimed guy Dave Berry mentioned
Talk Like a Pirate Day in his nationally syndicated column. From that point on, we’ve been stuck with the holiday.
So plug your bung hole you lubber, and fetch the brass
monkey before its balls freeze off, or you’ll join Davy Jones after paying ye dues to Jack Ketch! Aye! There’ll
be no booty for ye! Arrr! Translated:
Put a cork in the rum barrel, you person who prefers land, and bring in the cannon ball holder before the cold weather causes
the brass to contract, which would cause the cannon balls to fall off, or we’ll throw your dead body off the side of
the ship after you’ve been hanged by the hangman, and you can forget any cut of the plunder. Pardon me while I
clear my throat. Plundered
From Baur, John “Ol’ Chumbucket,” and Mark “Cap’n Slappy” Summers.
Well Blow Me Down! A Guy’s Guide to Talking Like a Pirate. 2004, The Pirate Guys, LLC.
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