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Today Is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
lucabrasi999 writes "Ahoy! Drink up the Grog, me hearties! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Grab yer wenches and stop being a bilge-rat." Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket have even provided a short YouTube video to help those who might be a bit more pirate-speak challenged. Even Google is getting in on the action, those swarthy dogs.
Can I borrow your CD collection?
ARGH!
ARRR, we be havin a time with pirates.
And boom it goes!!!
What be a pirate's favorite data structure? The Arrrrrrrrreh!
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... and watch the System Admin from Florida loose the game horribly because he only chose the letter "AAAARRR!"
Have ye Given yourself to the Flying Spaghetti Monster yet?
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people
The lame Jesus fad has not died yet, no. I hear it's as strong as ever in your Commanders-in-Chief-to-be too.
Anyway, I'm off to celebrate International Download Like A Pirate Afternoon...
"jesus, hasn't this lame fad died yet???
No, because it's fun. Go away, killjoy.
Oh, and "Arrr".
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." A. Carlson
I say we celebrate this day downloading the new Metallica album from Pirate Bay!
Me pirate friend walks into a bar wearin' what you land lubbers call a 'steerin' wheel' on his belt buckle.
"Why you be wearin' that steerin' wheel on yer belt, matey?" the bartender asks.
"Arr, it's fer me wife, she be drivin' me nuts!
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What's gray and comes in quart? Arr, it be elephants!
Free Martian Whores!
Arghhh, now them ninjas be confused and thinkin' they be surrounded from all sides! A perfect chance for a broadsides against their scurvy headquarters!
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
don't forget the egronomic keyboard for Pirates:
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=610
arr.
Dammit, this is crab porn! CURSE YOU!
Doing the things a hypotenuse can.
Ah matey ... Don' ya meen "The D-ARRRRRR-k Knight?
Yarrrrr, I'll never leave you, I'm captain Killjoy :D
Prepare to be boarded ya landlubber
This is the sig that says NI (again)
A buccaneer.
He got SARRRRRRRRS.
to quote David St. Hubbins.
Likewise, the difference between pirate and prat is "ie".
"Ie" happens to be the country code for "Ireland". So, to talk like a pirate it seems you start by talking like a prat, add a bit of brogue, then mix things up a bit.
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We really want to, but our damn accent turns 'Arrgh' into 'Ahhhh'.
I had him over for dinner last night. Ran out of buffalo wings...
He will be remembered for his distinctive garlic flavor and his ability to harmonize with wine from the Minervois region of France.
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
Yarr, but we pirate-folk just type 'SMT!'
"The cup is in turn designed for holding hot or cold liquids, and has an open rim and closed base." --US Patent #5425497
A pirate walks into a bar wearing a paper towel on his head. He sits down at the bar and orders some dirty rum.
The bartender asks, "Why are you wearing a paper towel?"
"Arrrrrrr I've got a bounty on me head!"
Meteorologists the world over have noticed incredibly unusual drops in temperature in every country today, beginning at midnight in each country's respective time zone.
While there is no explanation for this phenomenon, experts predict average global temperatures to return to normal by tomorrow morning.
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They say, "Once a pirate, always a pirate!" So why is it that these scurvy dogs never return to the straight and narrow?
Once you lose your first hand, yer HOOKED!
Why did the pirate wear a paper towel for a bandanna?
He heard that all good pirates have a bounty on their head!
Where would they send a Pirate Ship with a broken rib?
To the dock, in the sick bay.
Why couldn't the pirates play cards?
The captain was standing on the deck!
How do pirates know that they are pirates?
They know, because they ARRRR!!!!!
What does a bleached blonde and a pirate have in common?
A little black patch.
Did you hear about the pirate who took up boxing?
He had a killer left hook!
What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
A nervous wreck!
What's really a pirate's favorite letter?
P! Because it's an R, but it's missing a leg!
What's a horny pirate's worst nightmare?
A sunken chest with no booty!
What be a pirate's favorite vegetable?
ARRRRtichokes!
Have you heard about the new pirate movie?
It's rated AARRRRGGH! And you know why? Because of all the booty!
what do you call a pirate that skips class?
captain hooky!
What has 12 hands, 12 feet and 12 eyes?
A dozen Pirates!
What was Bluebeard's wife's name? Peg.
How does a pirate greet a prostitute? Yo Ho
What's a pirate's least favorite animal? Beaver.
Question: What did Captain Hook die from?
Answer: Jock Itch.
How did the pirate stop smoking?
He used the patch!
I reminded my wife that today is talk like a pirate day and she said, "It's not a real holiday. If it were a real holiday I would have seen an entire section of pirate Hallmark cards at the store today."
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"You are not remembered for doing what is expected of you." - Atul Chitnis
Imagine my surprise when I saw the ad above the summary for today's story! Arr! Supreme irony!
Q: How long does it take a physicist to walk the plank?
A: 10^-43 seconds!
So why is it that every year everyone in my office remembers Talk Like a Pirate Day, but nobody ever remembers Systems Administrator Appreciation Day...