Today is National Talk Like A Pirate Day. Too bad we don't have a staff meeting, this could have come in handy.
You can also find out your Pirate Name. Here's mine:
Captain James RackhamEven though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!
And hey, if talking like a pirate isn't enough fun, you can always white-boy rap like a pirate.
You're gonna swing from the gallows if you don't stop the killin'...
You'd better eat all your lemons or else you'll be illin'
(Thanks to Liz, Katy, and Angelo from the Roundtable list for pointing this out to me.)
UPDATE: Andrew Northrup has an excellent rapper-to-pirate translation table.
Posted by Charles Kuffner on September 19, 2002 to WebsurfingI did the name thing and found out that I am "Long Jonathan Silverman" ... didn't notice any Jewish questions there. Strange.
Posted by: Laurence Simon on September 19, 2002 11:25 AMBlistering barnacles! Do try to be a bit clearer when you write the treasure map this time. Eagles Cross, indeed.
BITE MY CRANK, MATEY!
Posted by: David Steinhauer on October 1, 2003 9:11 PMWe be saying Yarr, not Arr on my boat, maties. The only time I be saying Arr is in "Arr, this be me stand". Yarr.
Posted by: Mad Sam Bonney on October 3, 2003 2:38 PMThis is FANTASTIC! i had no idea about it. Now i'm gonna talk like a pirate all day! ARR!
Thanx xxx
Posted by: Crazy G! on September 19, 2005 6:52 AMMilk arrg
Posted by: The Main Pirate on September 19, 2005 1:59 PMmi name was Dread pirate bonney
Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to
make a profit. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's
life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr!
woot woot, wut a freakin' awesome pirate!!!
Posted by: Dread Pirate Bonney on September 19, 2005 8:21 PM