When John Baur and Mark Summers looked at the calendar in 1996, they saw a lot of goofy holidays, like World Health Day and Constitution Day, but they didn’t see any holidays that were cool and, most importantly, they didn’t see any international holidays in late September. So, to remedy that situation, the two men started International Talk Like A Pirate Day as a way to get interjections like “Arrr!” and “Avast!” back into common parlance. Today, September 19, is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Here be the history of Talk Like A Pirate Day, me hearties!
Baur and Summers, AKA Ol’ Chumbucket and Cap’n Slappy, take their pirate-themed day all out, as you can see above. Not only do they talk like a pirate, they also have pirate accessories and even party like pirates! Ye should do the same, even though it be a Sunday and ye probably have to work tomorrow. At least ye can order yer dinner at Long John Silver’s and wash it down with a pint of grog.
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