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Friday 19th September is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. From Wikipedia:
International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD, September 19) is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate.
Further:
According to Summers, the day is the only holiday to come into being as a result of a sports injury. He has stated that during a racquetball game between Summers and Baur, one of them reacted to the pain with an outburst of "Aaarrr!", and the idea was born. That game took place on June 6, 1995, but out of respect for the observance of D-Day, they chose Summers' ex-wife's birthday, as it would be easy for him to remember.
At first an inside joke between two friends, the holiday gained exposure when John Baur and Mark Summers sent a letter about their invented holiday to the American syndicated humor columnist Dave Barry in 2002. Barry liked the idea and promoted the day.
They even have their own official web site complete with an English-to-Pirate Translator.
(Score: 2) by Tork on Friday September 19 2014, @12:23AM
🏳️🌈 Proud Ally 🏳️🌈
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 19 2014, @12:31AM
Did you also injure your groin while playing racquetball? Maybe you should put some ice on your gonads if they have been damaged in some way.
(Score: 2) by EvilJim on Friday September 19 2014, @05:04AM
oh look, it's the punchline to the joke about the pirate with the ships wheel for a cock.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 19 2014, @05:11AM
(Score: 2) by EvilJim on Friday September 19 2014, @05:20AM
who me? it was the other AC who didn't realise this was the punchline to a joke. I have more of a sense of humor than a sense of seriousness.