# Intl. Talk Like a Pirate Day, Sept. 19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 18, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075 "2012-09-18T16:03:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 18, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/1 "2012-09-18T16:03:29Z")
Yarr, wait for it, me hearties… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/2 "2012-09-18T17:44:54Z")
Arrrrr, it be drivin’ me nuts! ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/3 "2012-09-18T18:32:05Z")
I completely forgot! I wonder if I can arrange a party by tomorrow. Yar, 'twas the first day I 'ad me 'ook! ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/4 "2012-09-18T18:49:48Z")
Arrrrrghh Matey! I really don’t see why we must limit ourselves to speaking like a pirate. Why can’t we also act like pirates and make sneaky hacking attacks on one anothers’ computers and steal their treasures and otherwise inflict much pain and mayhem and catastrophes upon them. we could reveal their secret affairs to their loved ones and arrange to have them ostracized by all they know. It would be no less than what they deserve. Arrrggg! And just what would be so wrong wit’ dat? From what I can tell, most of these poopey-heads definitely deserve to suffer a great deal of murder and mayhem in their lives. Don’t 'cha think? Offhand, I can think of several stinkers here who deserve a maximum amount of murder and mayhem and I would truly love to participate with others in taking over a barge and sneaking up on them and then taking over their homes and computers and raping all their family members and forcing them to swear fealty to us. If any of ye rogues be interested, just grab a messenger and beat them and rape them and force them to carry a message to me and we will meet and arrange for some of these poopey heads to meet their demise. After all, that is how we pirates do stuff. Isn’t it? Arrrrrgh! What? You don’t think that “poopey heads” is a true pirate expression? Ye must be mad, mateys! ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/5 "2012-09-18T19:04:51Z")
Argh! I twas goin ter post a similarrrr thread, but ye beat me to it! I’ll just be leavin these little ditties here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61sdvxPRAT0 ---
**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 19, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/6 "2012-09-19T04:59:25Z")
Yarr, so the day’s at hand, ye scurvy dogs! Get back to work or I’ll keelhaul the lot of ye! [http://www.arrrrrr.com/corsair.jpg](http://www.arrrrrr.com/corsair.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/7 "2012-09-19T07:32:45Z")
Yarr! Today be International Talk Like Arr Pirate Day! So, me hearties, anybody be getting themselves some booty lately? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/8 "2012-09-19T07:46:36Z")
Arrrr, it be done already, matey. [Over this headin’ it be.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=665876) ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/9 "2012-09-19T07:51:35Z")
Oops, didn’t think to be looking in Cafe Society. If someone could merge the threads, I’d be much obliged. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/10 "2012-09-19T07:54:02Z")
How would a modern pirate talk? Hey… you looking for a copy of Micosof Ofice 2012? How about the latest Batnam DVD? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/11 "2012-09-19T08:49:48Z")
> [@Lazlo Hapsburg](#): > > Why can’t we also act like pirates and make sneaky hacking attacks on one anothers’ computers and steal their treasures and otherwise inflict much pain and mayhem and catastrophes upon them. we could reveal their secret affairs to their loved ones and arrange to have them ostracized by all they know. It would be no less than what they deserve. Arrrggg! Is that what piracy means these days? Not to me. Now loose the fore t’gallant then relieve the helm and steer full and by. ---
**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/12 "2012-09-19T11:29:39Z")
Yarr I be changin’ me facebook page to English-pirate for th’day! ---
**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 19, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/13 "2012-09-19T13:08:17Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Is that what piracy means these days? Not to me. Now loose the fore t’gallant then relieve the helm and steer full and by. Ye can still find piracy on the high seas today, ye swabbies: [Piracy off the coast of Somalia - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_piracy) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/14 "2012-09-19T13:19:57Z")
Well, shiver me timbers! ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/15 "2012-09-19T13:30:44Z")
“The gentleness of all the gods go with thee! I have many enemies in Orsino’s court, Else would I very shortly see thee there. But, come what may, I do adore thee so, That danger shall seem sport, and I will go.” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/16 "2012-09-19T13:36:27Z")
Merged duplicate threads and placed result in MPSIMS, me hearties! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/17 "2012-09-19T13:41:02Z")
AAAAAAAAAAR me mateys! Do that be a hornpipe in yer pants or are ye just glad to see me! ---
**Author:** ![Oogly\_Woogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee7513/32.png) [@Oogly\_Woogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oogly_Woogly)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/18 "2012-09-19T13:46:11Z")
Hey cool! And today’s my bARRRRRthday. Okay, that was bad. I admit it. ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/19 "2012-09-19T14:00:25Z")
So that be why I woke with this little ditty in me head. Sing along now: Wha’ shall we do with the drunken sa’lor? Wha’ shall we do with the drunken sa’lor? Wha’ shall we do with the drunken sa’lor Erlay in the mornin’? I need to seek me (non-pirated) copy of the 1987 game “The Ancient Art of War at Sea” to take on Blackbeard. Be sure to keep him at range though, he be deadly when grappling. ---
**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 19, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075/20 "2012-09-19T14:30:18Z")
Aye, Blackbeard was a pirate after me own heart, and no mistakin’. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075.md?page=2)