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	International Talk Like a Pirate Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by two Americans, John Baur ("Ol' Chum Bucket") and Mark Summers ("Cap'n Slappy"), who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like pirates.
		The day became "international" that same year when people in Australia learned of the holiday from Barry's column.
		Seamen in the days of sail spoke a language far apart from the norm.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day (770 words)

	International Talk like a Pirate Day, Sept 19
		International Talk like a Pirate Day, Sept 19
		International Talk Like A Pirate Day is a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by two Americans, John Baur and Mark Summers, who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like pirates.
		It currently be 1:48 AM on the Day to be Talking like a Piiiiirate, and I be at work.
	digg.com /links/International_Talk_like_a_Pirate_Day,_Sept_19 (668 words)

	NPR : Join the 'Avast' Conspiracy
		Raise yer flag: Sept. 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
		Pirate lingo is rich and complicated, sort of like a good stew.
		On TLAP Day: When dinner is served you'll make quite an impression when you say, "Well, me hearties, let's see what crawled out of the bung hole." That statement will be instantly followed by the sound of people putting down their utensils and pushing themselves away from the table.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1435309 (663 words)

	Welcome to Long John Silver's
		Pirate hats will be available for youngsters and adults alike, and every Kids Meal will include a pirate-themed prize, such as an eye patch, treasure map, earring, bracelet or parrot, while supplies last.
		Talk Like a Pirate Day began in 1995 when creators Mark Summers and John Baur were playing racquetball in Albany, Ore. When one player reached for a tough shot, he exclaimed, "Aaaaarrrr!" Spontaneously, the two began speaking in pirate jargon, complete with accents, and the idea was born.
		Talking Like a Pirate is as much about attitude as it is vocabulary, the founders point out.
	www.ljsilvers.com /press/pirate2.htm (530 words)

	.: Corvallis Gazette-Times :. Archives
		A church video crew in Bloomington, Minn., plan to videotape church ceremonies while talking like pirates on Sunday, while schoolchildren in the Australian outback celebrated Friday in class.
		A Pirates of the Caribbean Ball will be held in Canberra (those Australians love their pirates, apparently) today, while an airborne brigade in Baghdad is planning on holding a pirate celebration at headquarters.
		Pirates and would-be-pirates are encouraged to hold their own celebrations, with or without costume, during the day on Sunday.
	www.gazettetimes.com /articles/2004/09/18/news/community/sat02.txt (457 words)

	Thoughts on International Talk Like A Pirate Day
		Yesterday was International Talk Like A Pirate Day and honestly, it didn't go quite as well as I was hoping it would.
		Tales like these romanticized the life of the pirate and made it sound considerably more pleasant than it no doubt was.
		The bottom line, dear readers (especially you, David), is that International Talk Like A Pirate Day is about relaxing self-imposed filters and restrictions, not being afraid to sound a little silly, and just having a little fun.
	goinside.com /05/9/pirateday.html (985 words)

	Common-place: Talk of the Past: The Sea in Me Blood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The International Chamber of Commerce posts a weekly piracy report, where you can read that this month in Indonesia "pirates with guns and knives are targeting and attacking ships." But the "pirates" of Talk Like a Pirate Day are the seafaring thieves of the eighteenth-century Atlantic.
		Pirates may have always been funny, but their contemporaries usually found them more terrible than witty.
		International Talk Like a Pirate Day, falling just eight days after the anniversary of the World Trade Center bombings, makes a good post-9/11 holiday for much the same reason.
	www.common-place.org /vol-04/no-01/talk (909 words)

	International Talk Like A Pirate Day : Thunderbay IMC
		International Talk Like A Pirate Day : Thunderbay IMC
		As the name suggests, this is a day on which everybody would talk like a pirate.
		No, wait, that would be Talk Like a Pirate in ``The Godfather'' Day, which is another variation I considered (``I'm gonna make him an offer that will shiver his timbers'').
	thunderbay.indymedia.org /news/2002/09/1437.php (717 words)

	The Southern Illinoisan
		However, talking like a pirate, at least a Hollywood version thereof, is naturally attractive, he said, because as a nation we tend to be fascinated with accents.
		His favorite pirates were the privateers, which were essentially sea captains whose pirating propensities were directed by one country's government against another's.
		The Talk Like a Pirate holiday has roots back to 1995, but officially started in 2002 when syndicated columnist Dave Berry was enlisted to give the concept national publicity.
	www.southernillinoisan.com /articles/2005/09/19/top/107304.txt (645 words)

	International "Talk Like a Pirate" Day...
		Even through many pirates have a reputation for not being the brightest souls on earth, I defy the stereotypes.
		Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to make a profit.
		My pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze.
	www.canadiancontent.net /forums/post-18364.html (1260 words)

	ibiblio - International Talk Like A Pirate Day!
		Piracy was rampant and passengers and sailors alike lived in constant fear of being attacked, robbed, kidnapped or killed by pirates.
		The purpose of this page is to use the medium of the World Wide Web to continue the tradition of the folk process, that is the telling of stories, and singing of songs, passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth.
		In time for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here is the Paris catacombs pirate gallery for your viewing pleasure.
	www.ibiblio.org /index.old/index.pirateday.html (857 words)

	Radio London Celebrates International Talk Like A Pirate Day - Pictorial Dictionary
		Talk Like A Pirate Day (before it went International) began in the month of June, but the guys felt Septembaaaaarrr (spelling depends on what part o' the briny ye be on and 'ow much grog you've 'ad) was a much more appropriate month for pirattitude- an' that just 'appens ta be wot they called t
		Pirates like Ben 'ave an evil way o' blending in with other folk, before slippin' a Mickey Finn in yer grog and press-gangin' yer into piracy.
		Ye be very likely to encounter a shipmate who loves flowers aboard one o' these.
	www.radiolondon.co.uk /otherwaves/itlapd/pictdictionary.html (779 words)

	Pirate Cartoons
		Remember, International Talk Like A Pirate Day is September 19!
		That I be!" "Talk Like a Pirate Day Sept. 19" Talking pirate cartoon -
		Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19 Pirate Growling and Spitting -
	www.artie.com /talk_like_a_pirate (227 words)

	Technorati Tag: talk like a pirate day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day to Ye!Sure, an' I'd be derelict ifn I didn't take time out ta wish ye a happy...
		My pirate name is: Iron Anne Kidd A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person.
		A tag is like a subject or category.
	www.technorati.com /tag/talk+like+a+pirate+day (503 words)

	TNL Forum - International "Talk Like a Pirate" Day is September 19th
		International "Talk Like a Pirate" Day is September 19th
		Location: Long Beach, CA Every day is "Talk Like A Ninja" day: You're silent because they don't talk.
		Every day is "Talk Like A Ninja" day: You're silent because they don't talk.
	www.the-nextlevel.com /board/showthread.php?t=23104 (270 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| September 19 \| Talk Like a Pirate Day blood liquefaction ...
		A good street performer will, after having entertained and delighted you, tell you that no corporation pays his or her wages, and that your donations will be used for the entertainer to live and work.
		Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl the holiday was established and was celebrated by
		If the husbandmen who rent the land, do not get their corn off before a certain day in August, the fair-keepers may trample it under foot and spoil it to build their booths, or tents, for all the fair is kept in tents and booths.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/sep19.html (2244 words)

	The Ship's Log O' the Festerin' Boil
		A swarm of pirates clambered into the longboats and were over in a trice, scrambling up the side of the ship they’d captured without firing a shot.
		Slappy stared into the sea of pirate faces and tried to calm himself by whisking himself mentally off to his “Happy Place.” And at this moment – The Inescapable Maze of Despair, Atrophy, Insanity and Death WAS his happy place.
		Like the time I saw a woodcut of two ladies with no pants.
	talklikeapirate.blogspot.com (11826 words)

	Pirate Speak - Talk Like A Pirate Day UK Headquarters
		Pirates never speak of "a big ship", they call it a "great, grand ship!" They never say never, they say "No nay ne'er!"
		Buccanneer: a pirate who be answerin' to no man or blasted government.
		Fer a reminder o' Pirate Day each year, enter yer email.
	www.yarr.org.uk /talk (581 words)

	G2007: International Talk Like a Pirate Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the 19th of September the whole world celebrates talk like a pirate day.
		It is a general day where you must say things like "arrrrr" and "shiver me timbers" a lot.
		Andrew, Chris and myself were a little bit under pirated, we all just bought an eye patch from a pharmacy before hand and left it at that!
	www.g2007.com /blog/gary/archives/2004/09/international_t.html (278 words)

	ZEFRANK.COM - message board - International Talk Like A Pirate Day Sept. 19th, 2004!
		International Talk Like A Pirate Day Sept. 19th, 2004!
		Funnily enough he is the person least likely to talk like a pirate.
		On TLAP Day — When dinner is served you’ll make quite an impression when you say, “Well, me hearties, let’s see what crawled out of the bung hole.” That statement will be instantly followed by the sound of people putting down their utensils and pushing themselves away from the table.
	www.zefrank.com /bulletin/showthread.php?t=4453 (263 words)

	World Wide Wang: International Talk like a Pirate Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		So today is the International Talk like Pirate Day.
		This is specially close to the Wang's heart due to recent fame of the Chinese Pirate to be featured in Pirate 3.
		Bad Sex is better than a good day at work.
	www.worldwidewang.org /archives/2005/09/international_t_1.html (162 words)

	Radio London Celebrates International Talk Like A Pirate Day - Intro
		We 'as tips on talkin' like a pirate from the experts, and you will note that thar be a mutitude o' ways o' spellin' 'AAAARRR!' throughout the globe.
		Seein' as 'ow ye'll be wantin' to look yer best on the big day, we 'as hot tips on what to wear, for the fashion-conscious buccaneer.
		And in honaaaarrrr of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, The Committknee of the Knees Club 'as 'eld a meetin' (well, the Founder 'eld a meeting with 'erself) and 'as kneecided to kneepeal the 1966 regulation banning admission to the club of 'falsies'.
	radiolondon.co.uk /otherwaves/itlapd/itlapdp1.html (436 words)

	MoDaCo -> International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
		Astraware are celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day by having a one day discount offer on a couple of their Windows Mobile games and are advertising it in a distinctly Piratical (sp?!) manner!
		Monday 19th September is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and the Astraware Team has decided to embrace the theme wholeheartedly.
		Blast the pirates with a full broadside from your cannons or lure them on to the reefs in Seven Seas for Palm OSÂ® and Windows Mobile™ for Pocket PC and Smartphone.
	www.modaco.com /index.php?showtopic=228786 (835 words)

	Talk Like A Pirate Day - September 19
		Subscribe to The Poopdeck to learn what the Pirate Guys are up to the rest of the year
		Perhaps you're one of the millions of people from South Africa to Australia, from New York to the Pacific Northwest, who party like pirates every September 19th.
		Talk Like A Pirate Day is an original concept created in a moment of temporary insanity by John Baur and Mark Summers.
	www.talklikeapirate.com /piratehome.html (313 words)

	MacAddict Forums / International Talk Like A Pirate Day -- September 19th
		I thought today was talk like a pirate day.
		Talk like a pirate or prepare to be boarded, matey!"
		A pirate walks into a bar, he has a steering wheel tied to his nuts.
	www.macaddict.com /forums/post/461158 (544 words)

	Home Page - TalkLikeAPirateDay
		Talk Like a Pirate Day only comes once a year (on September 19th), next year it falls on a Tuesday.
		On talk like a pirate day, everyone talks as if they were a pirate.
		So add your favorite pirate phrase or name to the list, add new pages to the wiki, and regale us with your pirate tales.
	www.talklikeapirateday.com (242 words)

	Making Light: ARRRRRRRRRRR! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Today, Sept. 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, an annual celebration founded by a couple of community theater types from Oregon.
		The expectation that one should then "talk like a pirate" becomes the lubberly imposition of a scurvy knave, reminiscent of the most venal practices of the Victualling Office.
		Instead of talking like a pirate, may I recommend a few alternative phrases which may be of use.
	nielsenhayden.com /makinglight/archives/003606.html (1782 words)

	TheJambar.com
		Ahoy me hearties, on Sept. 19, thar be a little known holiday encouragin' bad grammar and flamboyance, known as International Talk like a Pirate Day, so, lest ye bae a lilly-livered land lubber, ye should embrace yore inner sea dog and celebrate International Talk like a Pirate Day.
		ITLAPD is the only holiday devoted especially to speaking in grandiose nautical terms.
		Senior Tom Kusiowski, who dressed up like a pirate last year and talked like a pirate, said that he plans to celebrate the holiday again.
	www.thejambar.com /media/paper324/news/2005/09/15/Ae/Hear-This.Land.Lubber.Ahoy.International.Talk.Like.A.Pirate.Day.Is.Upon.Us-985905.shtml (542 words)

	International Talk Like A Pirate Day : Thunderbay IMC
		The marry crew of the good ship Southern Magic plan to sail her around the world (while talking like pirates) We are looking for crew even if you are a land lover.
		Arrrr this be another Pirate Day rollin around in England and all the scallys be ignoring me efforts t' educate the masses.
		Like i could think up a day with such class as this.
	thunderbay.indymedia.org /news/2002/09/1437_comment.php (2299 words)

	Wilson's Blogmanac: International Talk Like A Pirate Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wilson's Blogmanac: International Talk Like A Pirate Day
		International Talk Like A Pirate Day is a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by two swashbuckling Americans, John Baur ('Ol' Chum Bucket') and Mark Summers ('Cap'n Slappy'), who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like pirates.
		Feast Day of St Joseph of Cupertino, 'the Flying Friar'
	wilsonsalmanac.blogspot.com /2005/09/international-talk-like-pirate-day.html (163 words)

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