# Friday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 18, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172 "2008-09-18T17:57:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/41 "2008-09-19T18:58:11Z")
I mean…Arrrgh!! ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/42 "2008-09-19T19:18:10Z")
This thread be driving me nuts! Or maybe it be the wheel stickin’ out of me crotch! Yaaaarrrgh. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/43 "2008-09-19T20:42:10Z")
[Free “Talking Like A Pirate” Lesson.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqMu6e5Dgtg) ---
**Author:** ![AngryIrishLass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@AngryIrishLass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngryIrishLass)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/44 "2008-09-19T20:48:58Z")
I came into work today calling everyone landlubber and matey. The newish paralegal did not like. Of course how was I to know she injured her eye and was wearing a pirate patch because the doctor prescribed it. I gave her props for going over the top. It’s been a frosty day at work since then. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/45 "2008-09-19T20:57:43Z")
Talk like a pirate? Amatures. I _smell_ like a pirate. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/46 "2008-09-19T21:11:18Z")
You all think you’re goin wenchin? Watch out for the girl pirates! > **[Women in piracy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_piracy)** > > Although the majority of pirates in history have been men, there are around a hundred known examples of female pirates,\[a\] about forty of whom were active in the Golden Age of Piracy. Some women have been pirate captains and some have commanded entire pirate fleets. Among the most powerful pirate women were figures such as Zheng Yi Sao (1775–1844) and Huang Bamei (1906–1982), both of whom led tens of thousands of pirates. > In addition to the few that were pirates themselves, women have also histo... ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/47 "2008-09-19T23:06:42Z")
> [@AngryIrishLass](#): > > I came into work today calling everyone landlubber and matey. The newish paralegal did not like. Of course how was I to know she injured her eye and was wearing a pirate patch because the doctor prescribed it. > > I gave her props for going over the top. It’s been a frosty day at work since then. If she couldn’t take an apology - or even an explanation - she’s not worth the bother. Most adults have understood if they were in the paralegal’s place. ---
**Author:** ![AngryIrishLass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbce88/32.png) [@AngryIrishLass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngryIrishLass)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/48 "2008-09-20T00:28:52Z")
> [@BarnOwl](#): > > If she couldn’t take an apology - or even an explanation - she’s not worth the bother. Most adults have understood if they were in the paralegal’s place. Yeah, I thought it was freaking hilarious and laughed my ass off. And continued with the wenches, mateys, and landlubbers. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/49 "2008-09-20T01:48:43Z")
I want to sing and dance, I want to sing and dance I want to be a pirate in the Pirates of Penzance Wear me silver-buckled slippers and me tight shiny pants I want to sing and dance … (_[The Pirate Song](http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/stevens-ray/the-pirate-song-24904.html)_ by Ray Stevens) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/50 "2008-09-20T02:11:44Z")
Oh, and [today’s Irregular Webcomic](http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2063.html). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172/51 "2008-09-20T03:52:32Z")
> [@KRC](#): > > You all think you’re goin wenchin? Watch out for the girl pirates! > > [Women in piracy - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_piracy) Avast, now _there_ be a bevy o’ saucy wenches, and no mistakin’! Yarrrr! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-is-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/464172.md?page=2)