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Today Is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
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ScuttleMonkey
on Friday September 19, @09:47AM
from the arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr dept.
from the arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr dept.
lucabrasi999 writes "Ahoy! Drink up the Grog, me hearties! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Grab yer wenches and stop being a bilge-rat." Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket have even provided a short YouTube video to help those who might be a bit more pirate-speak challenged. Even Google is getting in on the action, those swarthy dogs.
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Harrrr .... (Score:5, Funny)
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Celebrated in World of Warcraft (Score:5, Interesting)
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Arrrrr..... (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:yeah, sorry, 'bout that. (Score:5, Funny)
Wait a minute, you say you EAT your God? On a regular basis?
That's insane! Why, I'm a Catholic and...I...err...nevermind.
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Download! (Score:5, Funny)
I say we celebrate this day downloading the new Metallica album from Pirate Bay!
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I be jokin, ya dirty swabs! (Score:5, Funny)
Me pirate friend walks into a bar wearin' what you land lubbers call a 'steerin' wheel' on his belt buckle.
"Why you be wearin' that steerin' wheel on yer belt, matey?" the bartender asks.
"Arr, it's fer me wife, she be drivin' me nuts!
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What's gray and comes in quart? Arr, it be elephants!
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Keyboard maties! (Score:5, Funny)
don't forget the egronomic keyboard for Pirates:
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=610 [upenn.edu]
arr.
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Facebook language: English (Pirate) (Score:5, Informative)
Facebook now be havin' an "English (Pirate)" language option. Yarrr!
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Sorry, from Boston, can't participate. (Score:5, Funny)
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Bounty (Score:5, Funny)
A pirate walks into a bar wearing a paper towel on his head. He sits down at the bar and orders some dirty rum.
The bartender asks, "Why are you wearing a paper towel?"
"Arrrrrrr I've got a bounty on me head!"
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Not a real holiday (Score:5, Funny)
I reminded my wife that today is talk like a pirate day and she said, "It's not a real holiday. If it were a real holiday I would have seen an entire section of pirate Hallmark cards at the store today."
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Re:Noooooo (Score:5, Funny)
ARRRRRBYS!
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Re:Noooooo (Score:5, Funny)
Twod think it was Arrrrbys! But it's actually Long John Silver's.
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Re:Noooooo (Score:5, Funny)
It's actually McDonalds. Seriously, nobody likes Arby's or Long John Silver's. Not even pirates.
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Re:Noooooo (Score:5, Funny)
Yar, that be not so insightful, ye landlubbing mods. Everybody loves chicken nuggets (even if they be not admitin' it) and the orange juice does keep them scurvy bones away. Best of all be ye old happymeal toy.
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Re:Noooooo (Score:5, Funny)
Because they arrrrrrr!
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Re:Noooooo (Score:5, Funny)
What be a pirates favorite letter?
No, not Arrrh.
P - It's like an R but it be missing a leg.
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Re:Noooooo (Score:5, Funny)
I would have responded with my favorite pirate joke... but there be kids around, and it be rated ARRRRRRRRR!
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Re:Noooooo (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Noooooo (Score:5, Funny)
What's a pirates favorite part of the anatomy?
AAARRRRSSSEE!
I think ye mean booty ya filthy bilge rat
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Re:wtf (Score:5, Funny)
"jesus, hasn't this lame fad died yet???
No, because it's fun. Go away, killjoy.
Oh, and "Arrr".
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Re:wtf (Score:5, Informative)
Ahoy there me land lubberin' wannabe pirate! Methinks you be needing some help with yer pirate lingo if you be wanting to fit in with the boys on deck. So, here...
http://postlikeapirate.com/translator.php [postlikeapirate.com]
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Re:wtf (Score:5, Funny)
Yarr, but we pirate-folk just type 'SMT!'
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Re:All designed to confuse the ninjas! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm hung over and my co-workers are being extra loud. Why couldn't this be "STFU Like a Ninja Day" instead?
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Re:ARR, time to be talkin' like a pirate (Score:5, Funny)
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