September 19, 2011 - International Talk Like a Pirate Day - This is without a doubt one of the days I most enjoy. I mean you get to find your inner pirate through dress and language. Savor the moment and encourage your colleagues and coworkers to wear something pirate-ish (I'll be wearing a hat, but eye patches, bandanas, boots, etc. are all just dandy) and speak in the lingo, you know, avast ye mateys and move smartly on that project lest ye walk the plank! (In the background you be playing the CD recording of Pirates of Penzance!) If you have some disposable income, provide chocolate treats to anyone who without being in on the fun understands what's going on; two pieces if they join in!
Naturally there is a web site that expounds at greater length about the wonderful silliness: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
and another with even more pirate lingo: http://www.pirateglossary.com/
Finally, there is a place that will assign you a pirate name- www.fidius.org. I pursued this and learned my pirate name isCaptain Tom Cash:
Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You're musical, and you've got a certain style if not flair. You'll do just fine. Arr!
And with that, I bid you calm seas and fair winds!
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