Pirates and pieces of eight

Ahoy thar me hearties,
you may not realize this, but today is “international talk like a pirate day” ( http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ ). In honor of this, I will attempt to write as much of this entry as I can in pirate speak. But before I start, and possibly make a fool of myself; I will tell you a little about the purpose of the day. The day came into being about thirteen years ago when two guys, John Baur and Mark Summers, found that talking like pirates brought a lot of fun into their lives; the whole story is on their web site, but essentially since 2002 “talk like a pirate day” has been an international affair celebrated by many the globe over.

The purpose is simply to have a lot of fun. To use the sillyness of phrases and words to raise a smile.
In the current economic situation, I think we could all use a smile. So my thought for today is to embrace talk like a pirate day, have fun, be silly and smile. Enjoy life.

Now, to write that in “pirate” P-)

Avast me hearties,
yer noggin may be lackin’ o’ t’day that today be. Yarrrr. Today be t’day yur all cast off t’shackles o’t'land. t’day ye no-longer be a land lubber; ye be a buccanneer o’t high seas. Aye, tis a grand life. Grab yur grog me salty sea dogs and yo, ho, ho yur way to warr ye be goin’. All ye encounter t’will declare ye a  gentleman o’t’ sea an a fine one at that. Plunder smiles, raise the sails o’ silliness an keelhaul t’scoudrels.

Have ye a fine day, share t’merriment.
Salv

Some links :
International talk like a pirate day official site : http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
Pirate Speak : http://www.yarr.org.uk/talk/

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