Arrrgh… dat day of the yar agains…

Posted on | September 19, 2006 | No Comments

International Talk Like A Pirate Day is upon us land lubbers. So scrape dose barnacles of your vocal chords and let out a great arrrrgh and yo yo ho!

How to talk like a pirate

• Double up on all your adjectives and you’ll be bountifully bombastic with your phrasing. Pirates never speak of “a big ship”,they call it a “great, grand ship!”
• They never say never, they say “No nay ne’er!”
• Drop all your “g”‘s when you speak and you’ll get words like “rowin’”, “sailin’” and “fightin’”.
• Dropping all of your “v”‘s will get you words like “ne’er”, “e’er” and “o’er”.
• Instead of saying “I am”, sailors say, “I be”. Instead of saying “You are”, sailors say, “You be”. Instead of saying, “They are”,sailors say, “They be”. Ne’er speak in anythin’ but the present tense!

Hints an’ Tips
If it be helpin’, start yer sentence wi’ a “Arr, me hearty,” in a deep, throaty voice — ye’ll find that the rest be comin’ much easier.

Pirate Jokes:

1. Pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel in his pants.
   Bartender asks, “What’s that steering wheel doing in your pants?”
   Pirate says, “Arrrr! It’s driving me nuts!”
2. Hear about the sequel to “curse of the black pearl?”
   it’s going to be rated ARRRRRRRRRRR
3. What is a pirate’s favorite radio station?
   N-P-Arrrrrrggghh!!
4. What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
   A nervous wreck!
5. Why was fishing the pirate’s favorite pastime?
   Argh, because he was hooked!!

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