by Michelle Lentz
I love posting fun things on Fridays. Here in Cincinnati, it’s been a crazy week, capped off by the largest Oktoberfest celebration in the world, outside of Munich, this weekend. In honor of the craziness inspired by our lack of power / internet / gas / essentials earlier in the week and the craziness about to happen this weekend, I bring you International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Talk Like a Pirate Day is always September 19. According to Wikipedia (and much to my surprise), it was founded in 1995 by John Baur (Ol’ Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap’n Slappy) of Oregon. I’ve heard of it for a few years now, but I honestly had thought it was a recent Internet meme of some sort. You can visit Cap’n Slappy and Ol’ Chumbucket’s web site, where they’ve also released a new book: The Pirate Life: Unleashing Your Inner Buccaneer.
So, had a bad day? Liven it up by requesting that your boss walk the plank. And remember to greet people with Ahoy! instead of Hello!
Some additional fun:
Pirate Name Generator
Pirate Speak app for your iPhone, er, AyePhone
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