Well, here be me most favorite holiday again \u2014 Talk Like a Pirate Day. Today everyone around here will be calling each other \u2018me hearties,\u2019 be donning their finest eye patches and pulling the usual shenanigans that they do every year. Needless to say me and me wench Claire have been lookin fore t\u2019 it since last year.<\/p>\n
Both my favorite readers know I get very excited about this day every year, but on a serious note, the day is more than just saying aaargh a lot and using ye instead of you. It\u2019s a day when many just substitute me when they usually use my and celebrate by having a drink. But for those of use who honestly wish that we had been pirates, it\u2019s a day to reflect on what could have been\u2026 and especially today, ye be careful takin\u2019 me cup o\u2019 grog.<\/p>\n
Obviously, I\u2019m a big fan of pirates \u2014 even the name. What name besides \u201cPirate\u201d could be given to the coolest dudes to ever sail the seven seas. They have cool boats, cool wooden legs and cool parrots. And their main job is searching far and wide just to \u201cplunder.\u201d<\/p>\n
A couple of my neighbors have asked me what this talking like a pirate is all about \u2014 do we really need<\/em> an International Talk Like a Pirate Day? Yes. Yes, we do. Now it is<\/em> a little hard to explain exactly why<\/em>. When you talk like a pirate, it gives your conversation a certain swagger, but there\u2019s more to it than that \u2014 when you talk like a pirate, a total image of swaggering pirateness surrounds you. But back to the question\u2026 what\u2019s the point? Actually, the point is, there is no point. So today, when people around you are saying aarrr or weigh anchor or I\u2019ll give you a taste of the cap\u2019n\u2019s daughter\u2019 \u2014 they\u2019re talking like pirates simply because it\u2019s fun.<\/p>\n Sometimes pirates get a bad name because they were thought to be people who stole from other people and left a trail of death in their wake. But while they did do most of that, their main purpose was to travel around the world giving candy to small children. The killing and stealing was just to get money for the candy\u2026.. and for rum. A lot of people don\u2019t know that. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, here be me most favorite holiday again \u2014 Talk Like a Pirate Day. Today everyone around here will be calling each other \u2018me hearties,\u2019 be donning their finest eye patches and pulling the usual shenanigans that they do every … Continue reading
\nHappy Talk Like a Pirate Day, me hearties.
\nTil\u2019 next year \u2014 Aarrr!!!
\n\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n