Posted on Sep 17, 2023
Opinion: Did pirates really talk like that? Arrrguably, no.
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Next Tuesday, Sept. 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and landlubbers and scallywags amongst ye will be glad I'm not on the air then. I talks like a salty dog all day I does.
Talk Like a Pirate Day was created by John Baur and Mark Summers, then of Albany, Oregon, who were playing racquetball when one of them went down and shouted, "Arrr!" and the holiday idea sprang into their minds. Dave Barry, the syndicated humor columnist, publicized their solemn observance in 2002, and soon timbers shivered across the country.
Some scurvy dogs and bilge-suckers have wondered in recent years: how authentic is this picturesque rendition of pirate speech?
Next Tuesday, Sept. 19, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and landlubbers and scallywags amongst ye will be glad I'm not on the air then. I talks like a salty dog all day I does.
Talk Like a Pirate Day was created by John Baur and Mark Summers, then of Albany, Oregon, who were playing racquetball when one of them went down and shouted, "Arrr!" and the holiday idea sprang into their minds. Dave Barry, the syndicated humor columnist, publicized their solemn observance in 2002, and soon timbers shivered across the country.
Some scurvy dogs and bilge-suckers have wondered in recent years: how authentic is this picturesque rendition of pirate speech?
Opinion: Did pirates really talk like that? Arrrguably, no.
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WOW-THEY GOT THAT AT YORKTOWN BEACH BY THE RIVER:PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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That's Only Been Altered Somewhat
Now It's Just: "Hands Up, Fother Mucker,This Is A Stick-Up"
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Arrrguably, So.. LOL
Now It's Just: "Hands Up, Fother Mucker,This Is A Stick-Up"
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Arrrguably, So.. LOL
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