# Facebook - choose English (pirate) as your language **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 29, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735 "2008-09-29T17:22:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735/1 "2008-09-29T17:22:32Z")
I mentioned this in another thread but with the new Facebook there’s an option at the bottom of the screen to change your language to English (pirate). It changes many of the heading and descriptions to ‘pirate’ style, it’s kinda fun but it’s not real obvious the option is there. Give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735/2 "2008-09-29T19:30:22Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > I mentioned this in another thread but with the new Facebook there’s an option at the bottom of the screen to change your language to English (pirate). It changes many of the heading and descriptions to ‘pirate’ style, it’s kinda fun but it’s not real obvious the option is there. Give it a try. Pfft. English(Pirate)? Lame-oid. Now, setting Google to Bork Bork Bork ( the language of the Swedish Chef, from the Muppets)… now that’s cool. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735/3 "2009-05-01T00:45:34Z")
Arrr, I was schemin’ to post about this and I find that the ship set sail seven months ago. Shiver me timbers! Oh, well, might be worth bumping in case I’m not the only one out of the loop on this and the Bork Bork Bork thing. Bork. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735/4 "2009-05-01T01:54:31Z")
I’ve had Pirate Facebook for months now. Hasn’t gotten old yet, although occasionally I can’t figure out what the standard English translation is. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735/5 "2009-05-01T02:29:48Z")
Aye, this one be new to a FB landlubber like I!! Me hearty thanks, to ye who unearthed this treasure! Only downside is it’s rekindled love for pirate-speak, once presumed dead by the end of the movies. As I’m in back in India, I’m predicting many a confused look… ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735/6 "2009-05-01T02:33:24Z")
So do your friends see the pirate speak, or just you? ---
**Author:** ![A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735/7 "2009-05-01T02:40:07Z")
Haha. They replace the ‘Poke \_\_\_\_’ on your friends pages with 'Prod \_\_\_\_\_ with your dagger" Anyone else as amused by this as I am? ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735/8 "2009-05-01T03:02:13Z")
I have my Facebook set to Bulgarian. I’m afraid I’m forgetting it, so it’s good to see it just a bit every day. I set it to Pirate for a bit the other day, and it was amusing, but in the end I changed it back to Bulgarian. ---
**Author:** ![schnuckiputzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@schnuckiputzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schnuckiputzi)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-choose-english-pirate-as-your-language/465735/9 "2009-05-01T18:40:50Z")
My junior high students are awed by my coolness of piratyness.🆒