25th Annual "Talk Like a Pirate Day"
I didn't know it was talk like a pirate day, but don't you think Myrl Jeffcoat makes a pretty good looking pirate?
This is such an unusual year. Thus far, we have seen many of our favored holidays come and go, without fanfare in the company of family and friends. This morning I realized this is the 25th Annual “International Talk Like a Pirate Day.”
For my family, “International Talk Like a Pirate Day,” celebrated each September 19th, has struck a resonate chord almost from the moment of its inception years ago. It is a day we have cut loose modern convention, and freed our Inner Pirate!
In the past I have photo-blogged them. They have come with such themes as “Where Pirates Go” and “My Big Fat Greek Pirate Party.”
Alas, 2020 is a pandemic year, so, my family which in past years has gathered, dressed up in our pirate couture, and cooked up appropriate pirate dishes, will be missed. However, on the blessed horizon, there is next year!So, don’t miss out sharing this "important" day with your family, friends and co-workers.
For a little International Talk Like a Pirate Day history, its inception began in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers from Albany, Oregon. These two proclaimed September 19th of each year, as a day folks around the globe should drop their native lingo and talk like a pirate.
Set aside your usual greeting of "Hello” for expressions like "Ahoy, me hearty!"
Mark Summers tells the tale about how the day came about as a result of a sports injury, he suffered during a racquetball game between he and Baur. One of them reacted to the pain with the exclamation, "Aaarrr!"
The date of the injury was actually June 6th 1995, but the two decided to choose Mark Summer's ex-wife's birthday (September 19th), for the annual celebration. Apparently, the ex-wife had plundered Summer’s wealth during a divorce.
So, on September 19th of each year, the globe talks pirate!
I should point out, however, the actual “pirate lexicon” should be, “Yar” – not “Aaarrr,” as John Baur uttered. It seems Hollywood got it all wrong in one of their movies, and it’s been perpetuated incorrectly since.
For more information about this day of celebration and fun, and the proper lingo (vocabulary) to implement, you can check out the following weblinks:
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
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