Reminder: Sept 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day

[shmoo]

Sept 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day

Great activity: not organized; no venue; no sponsoring; no good causes; no endless TV programme.

Just talk like a pirate.

(That is, of course, the "Ooo Arrrh! Pieces of eight, tick-tock" sort of pirate, rather than the "Stop your ship or I will put an RPG into the wheelhouse" sort of pirate)

 

[DJE]

Sept 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day

Great activity: not organized; no venue; no sponsoring; no good causes; no endless TV programme.

Just talk like a pirate.

(That is, of course, the "Ooo Arrrh! Pieces of eight, tick-tock" sort of pirate, rather than the "Stop your ship or I will put an RPG into the wheelhouse" sort of pirate)

It's also Scuttlebutt Cherbourg Rally Day, could be interesting on the vhf on the way back across the channel.

 

[Major Catastrophe]

Oooh aaaah. He's right me hearties.

 

[Andrew_Fanner]

Enthusiasts may take time to read The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser. Will give you a serious dose of piracy, wi' a curse, an' a wannion, stap me vitals if it don't.

 

[Tintin]

Facebook Pirate

For those who use Facebook, you can change your language from English to English Pirate.

Go to Account > Account settings > Language tab > click on the language drop down > scroll to the bottom and work your way up - you will find "English (Pirate)".

 

[timbartlett]

(That is, of course, the "Ooo Arrrh! Pieces of eight, tick-tock" sort of pirate, rather than the "Stop your ship or I will put an RPG into the wheelhouse" sort of pirate)

Pleased you added that bit. But -- call me po-faced -- I still don't find pirates very funny.

 

[IanH]

Enthusiasts may take time to read The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser. Will give you a serious dose of piracy, wi' a curse, an' a wannion, stap me vitals if it don't.

Seconded:
My favourite quotation "Ram me wi a marlinspike", he added triumphantly, "else!".

Shall always regret not getting my **** together and popping into Douglas when he was signing his latest and last book. I have a whole load of books that I would have liked to have signed if possible. Heartily recommend Quartered Safely Out Here.

Ian

 

[jdc]

good cause

Sept 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day

Great activity: not organized; no venue; no sponsoring; no good causes; no endless TV programme.

Just talk like a pirate.

(That is, of course, the "Ooo Arrrh! Pieces of eight, tick-tock" sort of pirate, rather than the "Stop your ship or I will put an RPG into the wheelhouse" sort of pirate)

I'm not sure it's without an agenda, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster

The 19th October 'talk like a pirate days' were the idea of the 'adherents' to the spaghetti monster spoof religion, conceived as a parody of creationalism. I do not want to get into any public debate on the matter - let's simply say that I consider Karl Popper (R.I.P.) to be the greatest Philosopher of the last centuary.

 

[prv]

The 19th October 'talk like a pirate days' were the idea of the 'adherents' to the spaghetti monster spoof religion, conceived as a parody of creationalism.

I don't think that's true. The spaghetti-monsterists have adopted it, but I'm pretty sure the day pre-dates the redneck school-board decision that prompted the invention of the "religion".

Pete

 

[shmoo]

[...]- let's simply say that I consider Karl Popper (R.I.P.) to be the greatest Philosopher of the last centuary.

Just seen this (my sbutt time is getting rather limited). It probably warrants a whole new thread, arguably in a different place, but for now I have to stake a claim for Ludwig Wittgenstein for the Tractatus. Actually, he could take the prize for the last line of the Tractatus on its own.

 

[mcframe]

Soundtrack available at:
http://www.bilgemunky.com/radio/
Not just pirate folk, but also pirate metal and err, pirate rap....
(The podcast is usually good for a couple of good tracks)

May You Be Touched By His Noodly Appendage before you (Karl) Poppov this planet :->

"Wittgenstein was a beery swine, who was just as sloshed as Schlege...."

 

[Lakesailor]

call me po-faced

We all know you are po-faced.


Loosen up a bit Tim.

 

[Ubergeekian]

(That is, of course, the "Ooo Arrrh! Pieces of eight, tick-tock" sort of pirate, rather than the "Stop your ship or I will put an RPG into the wheelhouse" sort of pirate)

Good heavens. I'd got it completely wrong. I was planning to go up to people and say "Fancy some cheap DVDs?"

 

[SAWDOC]

Good heavens. I'd got it completely wrong. I was planning to go up to people and say "Fancy some cheap DVDs?"

Excellent!

 

[Duffer]

Fine as long as you remember the English couple who are STILL being held by pirates in Somalia...

 

[Mark-1]

Good heavens. I'd got it completely wrong. I was planning to go up to people and say "Fancy some cheap DVDs?"

 

[johnabbott893]

Aaaaarr we surrrr showed im thaaat scabey Italian dog! http://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2010-09-14-4

 

[Fourbees]

I say chaps...

For those who don't want to go "aaarh, shiver me timbers, avast there me hearties" I believe there's also an International Talk Like a Splendid Chap Day (said to coincide with St George's Day, 23 April if you didn't know). I know one member of the RNSA who'd fit in brilliantly at that one!

 

[shmoo]

Some of us Talk Like a Splendid Chap every day.

"aaarh, shiver me timbers, avast there me hearties"

For best effect "avast" can be linked with "behind". Then pause for effect, and follow on quickly with all the "aaarh, shiver me timbers" stuff as a kind of alibi to avoid having your nose tweaked, or worse still being sat on.