# Shiver Me Timbers... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 19, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341 "2016-09-19T11:27:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/1 "2016-09-19T11:27:33Z")
'Tis [International Talk Like a Pirate Day](http://talklikeapirate.com/wordpress/), ye scurvy dogs, arrr. Abaft the mizzen yardarms, keel haul the lubberly lubbers, and tip yer maties the Black Spot, arr. Fer the day, I be Plank Monkey Eugene, arr. Avast, me hearties! Regarrrrrds, Shodan ---
**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, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/2 "2016-09-19T14:53:46Z")
Ye scurvy dogs don’t deserve so fine a cartoon link as this, but avast, here it is anyway: [http://imgc-cn.artprintimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/77/7702/V1W1300Z/posters/farley-katz-what-if-we-re-just-a-ship-in-somebody-s-bottle-yar-here-comes-me-existe-new-yorker-cartoon.jpg](http://imgc-cn.artprintimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/77/7702/V1W1300Z/posters/farley-katz-what-if-we-re-just-a-ship-in-somebody-s-bottle-yar-here-comes-me-existe-new-yorker-cartoon.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/3 "2016-09-19T15:20:12Z")
I’m off pirates. My brilliant grand niece is now dating an adult male who routinely dresses up like Captain Jack Sparrow and goes out in public. It’s a bit too fey for my liking. ---
**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, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/4 "2016-09-19T16:47:00Z")
[Why I’m not a pirate](http://mgarand.bangordailynews.com/2016/09/15/maine/why-im-not-a-pirate/) ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/5 "2016-09-19T17:12:15Z")
[So, are you saying the rule in this thread requires talking like a pirate?](http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/36czix) ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/6 "2016-09-19T17:28:23Z")
… or I’ll keelhaul the lot o’ ye! (Incidentally, there is this…[arrrr](http://ktla.com/2016/09/19/ahoy-its-talk-like-a-pirate-day-and-krispy-kreme-is-celebrating-with-free-doughnuts/)) ---
**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, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/7 "2016-09-19T17:33:55Z")
[Arrrrr! Ye be a bit late to the party, me bucko.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=805057) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/8 "2016-09-19T17:36:19Z")
As much as Oi’d like to chat, this scurvy mutt must be visi’in’ the poopdeck. Additional poirate thread 2 down the page; prepare fer boardin’. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/9 "2016-09-19T17:36:22Z")
Arrrr, me apologies, Cap’n **Shodan** … I started [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=805078) ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/10 "2016-09-19T17:44:55Z")
Yarr, I be seeing that, Mods, if you merge, I’ll give ye a share of me gold! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/11 "2016-09-19T17:45:53Z")
[Gettin’ harder and harder to make a livin’, now’days, me foin bucko.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWRs03s5840) ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/12 "2016-09-19T17:54:41Z")
Arrgh … ‘tis me favorite day o’ the year, ya scurvy dogs! ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/13 "2016-09-19T18:03:31Z")
> [@janis\_and\_c0](#): > > Yarr, I be seeing that, Mods, if you merge, I’ll give ye a share of me gold! That’ll do just fine, matey, but if you try to double cross me, you’ll walk the plank! ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/14 "2016-09-19T18:49:08Z")
Me heartiest thanks, **Mad Eyedel Thoughts**! Here’s yer gold & some chocolate too! Arrrr! (An’ I guess I even forgive ya for posting about that trimps game! Arrr!) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/15 "2016-09-19T18:50:03Z")
Pirates…ugh; all morons, and they smell bad, too. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/16 "2016-09-19T18:53:08Z")
Arr, arr, 'tis stressful indeed. None of the landlubbers in Ye Olde Status Meeting this morn had a divvil of an ideer about ITLaPDay. They should be clapped in irons, the lot of 'em. Although 'tis sure they read me status report with extra attention, arr. And Cap’n **janis** \_and\_her\_blackguard\_c0 confused me sore, aye, that she did. Linking back to me own thread caused me eyepatch to fall off, aye, that it did, arr. Regards, Plank Monkey Eugene, arr ---
**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, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/17 "2016-09-20T04:27:48Z")
Yarr, it never gets old, me hearties!: [https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/30/45621448\_88ab7debb9.jpg](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/30/45621448_88ab7debb9.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/18 "2016-09-21T14:57:35Z")
Pirate day comes around faster than Christmas does!! ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiver-me-timbers/766341/19 "2016-09-21T17:55:01Z")
I’m sailing away…