Some folks say Halloween, Christmas, or their birthday is a favorite holiday of the year. But, that’s them, it's not me! I’m much fonder of a newer celebration that has found its beginning in recent years. My personal favorite will be celebrated on Sunday!
“International Talk Like a Pirate Day,” celebrated each September 19th, struck a resonate chord almost from the moment of its inception 26 years ago. It is a day to cut loose modern convention, and free your Inner Pirate!
So don’t miss out sharing this "important" day with your family, co-workers or fellow agents and clientele.
International Talk Like a Pirate Day had its inception 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.
How many of you noticed there seemed to be an inordinate amount of pirates who were shuffling around with a patch over an eye? Did you think they had lost an eye during some pirate shenanigan? Well, the truth is, pirates often wore a patch, because when they went below deck on ships were it was dark, they could remove the patch off, and find the previously covered eye was accustomed to the darkness. They could see better! Of course, probably more than one pirate had lost an eye during pirate shenanigans.
Usually in October, I have a Pirate Party at my house for my family. It is to celebrate a family birthdays that fall during the month. 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.”
For more information about this day of celebration and fun, and the proper lingo (vocabulary) to implement, you can check out the following weblinks:
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