Showing posts with label talk like a pirate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label talk like a pirate. Show all posts
Saturday, 11 September 2010
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Talk like a Pirate Day - 19th September
Talk like a Pirate Day - Celebrated once a year on 19th September by pirate fans of all generations.... You may not have come across this celebration before, but this event is growing fans year on year and is now in it's 7th Official Year.
How did it all begin you ask? Two guys. John Baur and Mark Summers. Two very normal guys who wore suits to work and played tennis together. 6th June 1995 they were playing tennis, not very well but doing their best. They started calling out friendly encouragement to each other in pirate slang. One thing led to another and an hour later, the pirate lingo had really taken off, plus the game had been much more fun and the time had breezed by. They decided there and then that what the world needed was a new national holiday - Talk Like A Pirate Day was born.
The date - believe it or not was chosen because it was the only date that Mark could remember - his ex-wife's birthday. For seven years, they celebrated International Talk Like A Pirate Day pretty much on their own, with their friend Brian actually having to remind them that the date was coming up.
Talk Like A Pirate Day takes off - One day in early 2002, John chanced upon Dave Barry's email address - Dave Barry, syndicated columnist, funnyman and author of 6,000 books was vaguely-known by the guys and they introduced themselves by email. He replied in a couple of days and thought it was a great idea, followed by an introduction to a local newspaper and several radio interviews. From that year, the idea grew, the celebrations grew and now there are people from all walks of life who celebrate this event.
But why do we need an International Talk Like A Pirate Day? Because it's fun. It's as simple as that. It gives your conversation a swagger, it cheers everyone up, silliness is the day's best selling point. So what's the point? The point is there is no point. And that's what's fun about Talk Like A Pirate Day.
For more information on this event, go to the official Talk Like A Pirate Day website -
www.talklikeapirateday.com
How did it all begin you ask? Two guys. John Baur and Mark Summers. Two very normal guys who wore suits to work and played tennis together. 6th June 1995 they were playing tennis, not very well but doing their best. They started calling out friendly encouragement to each other in pirate slang. One thing led to another and an hour later, the pirate lingo had really taken off, plus the game had been much more fun and the time had breezed by. They decided there and then that what the world needed was a new national holiday - Talk Like A Pirate Day was born.
The date - believe it or not was chosen because it was the only date that Mark could remember - his ex-wife's birthday. For seven years, they celebrated International Talk Like A Pirate Day pretty much on their own, with their friend Brian actually having to remind them that the date was coming up.
Talk Like A Pirate Day takes off - One day in early 2002, John chanced upon Dave Barry's email address - Dave Barry, syndicated columnist, funnyman and author of 6,000 books was vaguely-known by the guys and they introduced themselves by email. He replied in a couple of days and thought it was a great idea, followed by an introduction to a local newspaper and several radio interviews. From that year, the idea grew, the celebrations grew and now there are people from all walks of life who celebrate this event.
But why do we need an International Talk Like A Pirate Day? Because it's fun. It's as simple as that. It gives your conversation a swagger, it cheers everyone up, silliness is the day's best selling point. So what's the point? The point is there is no point. And that's what's fun about Talk Like A Pirate Day.
For more information on this event, go to the official Talk Like A Pirate Day website -
www.talklikeapirateday.com
Thursday, 30 April 2009
How to talk like a Pirate
Oooaarrgghhh me hearties! Avast ye landlubbers!! Shiver me timbers. Want to know how to talk like a pirate? Here we can give you some common sayings and pirate phrases. We have a much more comprehensive selection on our website.
Ahoy! - Hello!
Arrrr! - A piratical grunt that can mean just about anything from "I agree" to "Boo!" to "Hmmm"....
Avast ye landlubbers! - Avast means "Stop" or "Stay" and lubber is a clumsy person, so a landlubber is someone who's as clumsy on a ship as a person who's never been to sea.
Aye! - "Yes, I agree"
Aye-Aye! - "Right away"
Davey Jones's Locker - Davey Jones is a sailor's name for the evil spirit of the deep as well as a term for death. His locker is where unlucky ships or people go when they sink or die at sea.
Dead Man's Chest - An island in the Bahamas where Blackbeard abandoned 15 of his own men.
Freebooter - This term for a pirate is from the dutch language meaning "free plunder"
Grog - A very popular drink made from rum and water, named for Admiral Edward Vernon who got the nickname "Old Grog" from a grogham coat he wore.
Kiss the Gunner's daughter - To be flogged aboard ship.
Me hearty - A friend or shipmate
Sea legs - Sailors get "sea legs" when they've been at sea so long that they never get sea sick.
Scuppers - Holes pierced in the upper deck to give surplus water a place to drain.
Shiver me Timbers - A shiver is a splinter. Timbers are the wood of the ship. If a ship suddenly hit something, it's timber's were shivered! Pirates used this as a term of surprise or shock.
Tip the black spot - To make a death threat by giving someone a piece of paper marked with a black smudge.
Did you know that every year on 19th September, it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day? A huge festival is held in Florida to celebrate the occasion, but pirate wannabes are now celebrating this day all over the world... Talk Like a Pirate Day is gaining new fans each year...
Ahoy! - Hello!
Arrrr! - A piratical grunt that can mean just about anything from "I agree" to "Boo!" to "Hmmm"....
Avast ye landlubbers! - Avast means "Stop" or "Stay" and lubber is a clumsy person, so a landlubber is someone who's as clumsy on a ship as a person who's never been to sea.
Aye! - "Yes, I agree"
Aye-Aye! - "Right away"
Davey Jones's Locker - Davey Jones is a sailor's name for the evil spirit of the deep as well as a term for death. His locker is where unlucky ships or people go when they sink or die at sea.
Dead Man's Chest - An island in the Bahamas where Blackbeard abandoned 15 of his own men.
Freebooter - This term for a pirate is from the dutch language meaning "free plunder"
Grog - A very popular drink made from rum and water, named for Admiral Edward Vernon who got the nickname "Old Grog" from a grogham coat he wore.
Kiss the Gunner's daughter - To be flogged aboard ship.
Me hearty - A friend or shipmate
Sea legs - Sailors get "sea legs" when they've been at sea so long that they never get sea sick.
Scuppers - Holes pierced in the upper deck to give surplus water a place to drain.
Shiver me Timbers - A shiver is a splinter. Timbers are the wood of the ship. If a ship suddenly hit something, it's timber's were shivered! Pirates used this as a term of surprise or shock.
Tip the black spot - To make a death threat by giving someone a piece of paper marked with a black smudge.
Did you know that every year on 19th September, it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day? A huge festival is held in Florida to celebrate the occasion, but pirate wannabes are now celebrating this day all over the world... Talk Like a Pirate Day is gaining new fans each year...
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