Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!
By Lisha Arino - Sep 19th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
With the economy failing and such, it’s been a pretty rough week, so lets forget our problems for a bit and have some fun (or least kill time ’til we get off work and start the weekend).
Today’s attention-diverting special: Pirates, in celebration of “Talk Like a Pirate” Day.
On the event’s official site, discover your pirate moniker, learn to talk like a buccaneer, or add some swashbuckling allure to your game with some pirate pick-up lines.
Ever wonder if pirates really buried all their treasure, or made their prisoners walk the plank? Then check out this article on Wired which examines the truth behind popular pirate myths.
There’s also this clip of a Family Guy episode with Peter and his pirate sea dogs.
And if you get really bored, so you can browse through pirate-themed merchandise or check this toaster out.
Happy Friday people, and have a great weekend!
You can change the default language on Facebook to pirate English–very festive.
September 19th, 2008 at 2:40 pm