Ahoy, me hearties! An old shipmate of mine spun me a yarn about Calico Jack the other day. His tale ended up with a great quote. An ex-lover said this at his execution:
[QUOTE= Anne Bonny]
I am sorry to see you here, but if you had fought like a man, you needn’t be hang’d like a dog.
[/QUOTE]
ps: Rats, I left my parrot at home today!
Which is much better than him being after your head!
For those just starting out, you can begin with the basics of the pirate alphabet.
Stumble, stumble.
Crawl, crawl…
HAAAAAAAAAAR! If any of ye scurvy dogs be near a Krispy Kreme ye can plunder a free confectionary with pirate talk or if ye dress like a pirate ye can plunder the bounty of a whole dozen!
Yes?
Oh, for me, this just be Wednesday. Carry on! 
That is hilarious! Go to the arrow in the top starboard corner o’ yer screen in Ye Olde Facebook, and you can change yer language setting to “English (pirate)”.
If ye be lookin for more pirate music, Paul and Storm have their pirate songs available for you today!
The Captain’s Wife’s Lament is even better live, because nerds like pirate jokes and silliness, and the song can often run to 15 minutes or more.
Arrr mateys.
I be of a mind to board one o’ them thar booty laden threads 'long side of us.
Are ye with me?
Yarr, he’s got me vote! What I be wantin’ to know is, does a buccaneer’s galley count as a legal residence?
That is very cool.
Blast it all to hell, yar harll… I been missin’ it again dis year! Aaarrrgh, it’s off to Davey Jones locker for me, ar ar.
who started this…?
The day isn’t quite over yet, so I’d like to share a couple of celebrity pirate photos:
Having helped build a pirate ship, all I can say is:
*"Pour, Oh pour the pirate sherry,
fill, oh fill the pirate glass!"*
And to make us more than merry, let the pirate bumper paaaaaaaaasss!
(Sorry, couldn’t resist!)
Wiki is an amazing thing: International Talk Like a Pirate Day - Wikipedia
Watching that clip, I get the feeling there are years of backstory I know nothing about.
