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International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Old 19th Sep 2012, 14:39
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International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Arrrr, mateys! Shivver me timbers, but it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, so be ye speakin’ like a buccaneer, else ye be walkin’ the plank!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
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Old 19th Sep 2012, 14:42
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Why are pirates called pirates?










...Because they aaarrrgh!
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Old 19th Sep 2012, 15:01
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Ah yes, the most important Feast Day of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Google it, you won't believe it.....).

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I thought that for the Royal Navy ... every day was a "talk like a pirate" day
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Remember Robert Newton as Long John Silver on kids' telly? The definitive pirate - oooarghh!
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"Bananas, bananas" (no relation)

said the Buccaneer pilot,
Fg Off R Jimlad


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Remember Robert Newton as Long John Silver on kids' telly?

That's nothing - I remember Long John Silver when he had two legs and his parrot was naught but an egg on his shoulder!

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Where's me Buccaneer ? Under you're Bucking Hat !
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Pirates always talk using the present tense......
Apparently!
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Old 19th Sep 2012, 18:09
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;Fox,

No Buccaneer pilot ever said Bananas, Bananas - you should know that
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SODCAT* will have me walking the plank!





*Society Of Directional Consultants & Allied Trades
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Old 19th Sep 2012, 18:21
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"Turn off your vessel's transponder, we are taking control and you and your cargo will be ransomed, welcome to Somalia"

Have I got it wrong?

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Try also
"but mostly, I thank the great British public for electing me. I promise to serve you."
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Long John Silver

Don't know Long John Silver, but I know his brother Long John Saliva.
He's the spitting image of his brother.
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I always thought my buccaneer was on the side of my bucking head...

...you must have a very strange shaped hat!

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Seriously guys, google 'church of the flying spaghetti monster'.
All will be revealed.....

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Being Penzance born and bred I rather approve of the old time pirates!
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That's why you used to spend all those lunchtimes in the Admiral Benbow!
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To err is Human,
To arr is Pirate...

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Yes, Helton Brat... I have been touched by His Noodly Appendage (many years ago)!

Brethren of the Pastafarian Faith celebrate!



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