Ahoy, mateys! It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
This special day was created in 1995, by John Baur and Mark Summers, also known as Ol' Chumbucket and Cap'n Slappy or The Pirate Guys. They run the website www.talklikeapirate.com and encourage you to spend the day peppering your speech with plenty of phrases like "Arr," "land ho!" and "aye, aye cap'n."
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If you have a parrot handy, place it on your shoulder; grab an eye patch and a peg leg.
This day was meant just for fun. Best not to act like a real pirate and pillage, or ye may end the day walking the plank.
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