Har, har, me hearties! Tomorrow is Talk Like A Pirate Day


Wednesday is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.


Put a parrot on your shoulder, strap on a peg leg, hit the rum and start bellowing “Shiver me Timbers” — Wednesday is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

September 19 is your once-a-year chance to don an eye patch, sport a ridiculously large hat and keep on saying “Arrrrr.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which adopted Treasure Island star Robert Newton as its patron saint, now attracts fans from as far afield as Britain and Australia and even boasts a special Wikipedia site on the Internet.

Cranks are automatic honorary pirates.

Posted: Tue - September 18, 2007 at 01:49 PM