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9/19/2004 4:36:41 AM EDT
Arrrr!



9/19/2004

Talk like a pirate.

www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
9/19/2004 4:41:17 AM EDT
[#1]

Why is this day different from all others?
Why do we need an International Talk Like a Pirate Day?

Make no mistake. We do. But it's a little hard to articulate why, especially when you've made the mistake of referring to your wife as a scurvy bilge rat and tried to order her back into the galley.

Talking like a pirate is fun. It's really that simple.

It gives your conversation a swagger, an elán, denied to landlocked lubbers. The best explanation came from a guy at a Cleveland radio station who interviewed us on the 2002 Talk Like a Pirate Day. He told us we were going to be buried by people asking for interviews because it was a "whimsical alternative" to all the serious things that were making the news so depressing.

In other words, silliness is the holiday's best selling point.

Before we go any further, there's something we need to be clear about. Pirates were and are bad people. Really reprehensible. Even the most casual exploration of the history of pirates (and believe us, casual is an accurate description of our research) leaves you hip deep in blood and barbarity. We recognize this, all right? We aren't for one minute suggesting that real, honest-to-God pirates were in any way, shape or form worth emulating.

So what is it exactly that we're celebrating here, if not pirates? What, you're wondering, is the point?

We're going to be painfully honest here, perhaps fatally so.

The point is, there is no point.

And that's what's fun about Talk Like a Pirate Day specifically, and talking like a pirate in general.

We're talking about the mere image of swaggering pirateness. And while this is a guys' guide, the comely wench will have fun talking like a pirate, too. It's powerful, yet harmless. Perhaps, dare we suggest it, the ultimate aphrodisiac. Try it!

When Sept. 19 rolls around and suddenly tens of thousands of people are saying "arrr" and "Weigh anchor or I'll give you a taste of the cap'n's daughter," it staggers us. They are talking like pirates -- not because two yahoos from the Northwestern United States told them to, but simply because it's fun.


9/19/2004 4:41:18 AM EDT
[#2]
Avast ye scurvy dogs!!  Don't be layin yer hand on me - or ye'll be feelin the bite of me Cutlass!!

9/19/2004 4:41:58 AM EDT
[#3]
Now you jolly sailor lads,
Come listen to my tale,
I'm sure you will have cause to pity me,
I was a damned young fool
In the port of Liverpool,
When I called there on my first port home from sea.

Refrain:
Oh Maggie, Maggie May
They have taken her away
To slave upon Van Dieman's cruel shore.
Oh, you robbed so many whalers,
And dosed so many sailors
But you'll never cruise 'round Peter Street no more.

I was staying at the Home,
From a voyage to Sierre Leone,
And two-pound-ten a month was all my pay,
As I jingled with my tin,
I was easy taken in,
By a little girl up there called Maggie May.

Oh, I'll never forget the day
When I first met Maggie May,
She was standing on a corner at Canning Place,
In a full-sized crin-o-line,
Like a frigate of the line,
And as she saw I was a sailor I gave chase.

She gave me a saucy nod,
And I, like a farmer's clod,
Let her take me line abreast in tow,
And under all plain sail,
We ran before the gale
And to the Crow's Nest Tavern we did go

Next morning when I woke,
I found that I was broke,
No shoes or shirt or trousers could I find,
When I asked her where they were,
She answers "My dear sir,
They're down in Lewis' pawnshop number nine."

So to Lewis' I did go,
But no clothing could I find,
And the policeman took that wicked girl away,
And the judge he guilty found her,
Of robbing a homeward-bounder,
And now she's doing time in Botany Bay.

She was chained and sent away
From Liverpool one day,
The lads all cheered as she sailed down the bay,
And every sailor lad,
He only was too glad
They'd sent that old whore out to Botany Bay.
9/19/2004 4:44:30 AM EDT
[#4]
Ye be a few days short of posting an original post Maty.
ArrrrArrrrArrrrrr

DUPE!!
IBTL!!!
MARPAT!!
ZOMBIES!!
PIE!!

You know what day is coming up, right?
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Posted :: 9/17/2004 1:02:01 PM
9/19/2004 4:47:31 AM EDT
[#5]
ARRRRRGGGG,

today ye landlubbers be walkin the plank instead o getting locked.

Threads will be sent to davy jones forum at the bottom of the sea........


HEY I FINALLY FOUND A USE FOR THE SCUBA SMILIEY!

here be my flag
9/19/2004 4:48:06 AM EDT
[#6]
Grog
1 shot rum
1 teaspoon sugar (preferably superfine)
Squeeze of lime juice
Cinnamon stick
Boiling water
9/19/2004 4:52:15 AM EDT
[#7]
Captain be ye sailin' wi' a full crew?
9/19/2004 4:59:56 AM EDT
[#8]
Shiver me timbers, you land lubbin scoundrels!
9/19/2004 5:07:32 AM EDT
[#9]
My time is up, I'm done for - take the map, hidden down me breeches. There be treasure - lots of it....go on, just take a look down me breeches
9/19/2004 5:08:41 AM EDT
[#10]
9/19/2004 5:11:09 AM EDT
[#11]
On the note of "talk like a a Pirate day"...

My town flooded last night, we were all EVACed out, water was said to peak bout an hour ago (as it reached the steps of my place)

We were pooling money last night for a raft from Walmart and were trying to find a pirate hat...

The deal was "If we get our hands on pirate gear, we buy the damn raft"


No luck on the pirate garb... we did have a viking helmet tho...

So... uneventful... and still flooded.

Umm... Arrrrr.

- BG
9/19/2004 6:20:04 AM EDT
[#12]



   Arrrrrrrr !!!  Pirate Pie  
9/19/2004 7:04:20 AM EDT
[#13]
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We pillage, we plunder, we rifle, and loot,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We burn up the city, we're really a fright,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

We're rascals, scoundrels, villans, and knaves,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We're beggars and blighters, ne'er-do-well cads,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
9/19/2004 7:09:45 AM EDT
[#14]
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....................
9/19/2004 7:11:40 AM EDT
[#15]
Ahoy mateys!  Let's go out and find some booty!
9/19/2004 7:15:43 AM EDT
[#16]
where's me booty and looty?
9/19/2004 7:17:16 AM EDT
[#17]
Top Ten Pickup lines for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day
(We came up with these in an effort to interest The Other Dave (Letterman) in TLAPD. His staff liked 'em, but alas, his show was"dark" the week of Sept. 19.)

10 . Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?

9. Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?

8. Come on up and see me urchins.

7. Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.

6. I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.

5. Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?

4. How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?

3. Ya know, darlin’, I’m 97 percent chum free.

2. Well blow me down?

And the number one pickup line for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day is …

1. Prepare to be boarded.

9/19/2004 7:19:30 AM EDT
[#18]
I tried to fire me cannon through her porthole, but she turned me down mates...
9/19/2004 7:21:32 AM EDT
[#19]
A seaman meets a pirate in a bar, and they take turns to tell their adventures on the seas. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg-leg, a hook-hand, and an eye patch.

The seaman asks "So, how did you end up with the peg-leg?"

The pirate replies "We were in a storm at sea, and I was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as my men were pulling me out, a shark bit my leg off."

"Wow!" said the seaman. "What about your hook"?

"Well...", replied the pirate, "We were boarding an enemy ship and were battling the other sailors with swords. One of the enemy cut my hand off."

"Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye patch"?

"A seagull dropping fell into my eye.", replied the pirate.

"You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?" the sailor asked incredulously.

"Well...", said the pirate, "..it was my first day with the hook."
9/19/2004 7:26:02 AM EDT
[#20]
a little kid with a speech impediment dresses up as a pirate and goes trick or treating. he knocks on the door of a house and a man answers. "oh, i can see you're dressed up as a pirate." the man says. "but where are your buccaneers?" the kid gets really mad, and says "on the sides of my buckin' head!"

9/19/2004 7:28:17 AM EDT
[#21]
A pirate walks into a bar, with a steering wheel sticking out of his pants.

Bartender: hey, you have a steering wheel in your pants.

Pirate: ARR! It's driving me nuts!

9/19/2004 7:37:26 AM EDT
[#22]

Quoted:
A pirate walks into a bar, with a steering wheel sticking out of his pants.

Bartender: hey, you have a steering wheel in your pants.

Pirate: ARR! It's driving me nuts!



dumb but f'n funny
9/19/2004 4:41:49 PM EDT
[#23]
RRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
9/19/2004 5:34:28 PM EDT
[#24]

Quoted:
Top Ten Pickup lines for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day
(We came up with these in an effort to interest The Other Dave (Letterman) in TLAPD. His staff liked 'em, but alas, his show was"dark" the week of Sept. 19.)

10 . Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?

9. Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?

8. Come on up and see me urchins.

7. Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.

6. I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.

5. Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?

4. How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?

3. Ya know, darlin’, I’m 97 percent chum free.

2. Well blow me down?

And the number one pickup line for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day is …

1. Prepare to be boarded.




THIEF!!

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Quoted:
Top Ten Pickup lines for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day

10 . Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?

9. Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?

8. Come on up and see me urchins.

7. Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.

6. I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.

5. Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?

4. How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?

3. Ya know, darlin’, I’m 97 percent chum free.

2. Well blow me down?

And the number one pickup line for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day is …

1. Prepare to be boarded.

Bonus pickup lines (when the ones above don't work, as they often won't)

They don’t call me Long John because my head is so big.

You’re drinking a Salty Dog? How’d you like to try the real thing?

Wanna shiver me timbers?

I’ve sailed the seven seas, and you’re the sleekest schooner I’ve ever sighted.

Brwaack! Polly want a cracker? … Oh, wait. That’s for Talk Like a PARROT Day.

That’s the finest pirate booty I’ve ever laid eyes on.

Let's get together and haul some keel.

That’s some treasure chest you’ve got there.

Top Ten Pickup Lines for the Lady Pirates

By popular demand ...

10. What are YOU doing here?

9. Is that a belayin' pin in yer britches, or are ye ... (this one is never completed)

8. Come show me how ye bury yer treasure, lad!

7. So, tell me, why do they call ye, "Cap'n Feathersword?"

6. That's quite a cutlass ye got thar, what ye need is a good scabbard!

5. Aye, I guarantee ye, I've had a twenty percent decrease in me "lice ratio!"

4. I've crushed seventeen men's skulls between me thighs!

3. C'mon, lad, shiver me timbers!

2. RAMMING SPEED!

...and the number one Female Pirate Pick-up Line:

1. You. Pants Off. Now!


9/19/2004 6:25:24 PM EDT
[#25]
this calls for a wee nip of the rum