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Tue
19
Sep '06

National Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Avast! Here be an instructional video on “How to Talk Like a Pirate.” Make note of it for when you be preparin’ your submissions for the Pirate issue of Shimmer. Arrr.

I expect each of ye scurvy dogs to be talkin’ like a pirate this fine day. And to make sure ye do, this journal be havin a pirate filter installed, so any o’ yer comments gonna be convertin’ to pirate speak. In case ye be needin any other advice, visit the hearty lads at www.talklikeapirate.com. There’s many other fine instructional videos there.

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10 Comments

  1. Chris Hansen Chris Hansen on 19.09.2006 at 01:11 (Reply)

    Sorry, my heart’s just not in it this year.

  2. Not Talking Like a Pirate « …something else to write home about. Not Talking Like a Pirate « …something else to write home about. on 19.09.2006 at 01:14

    [...] Update: I just noticed that Mary is advocating the swashbuckling vocabulary tomorrow, so please ignore my gloominess above. [...]

  3. -e- -e- on 19.09.2006 at 03:14 (Reply)

    Arr! Must try out this filter…
    the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

  4. Iron Mary of the MS Kowal's Dread Iron Mary of the MS Kowal's Dread on 19.09.2006 at 09:37 (Reply)

    The filter has also piratized my entire site. That’s some piratey fun.

  5. -e- -e- on 19.09.2006 at 14:14 (Reply)

    WHOA! The filter be a thing of mighty goofy beauty!!! I suggest you run your whole novel through it and have your first foreign translation under your belt!! I am LOVING looking back over older posts, book cover blurbs and the like, and seeing them in Pirate, how long will this last?? Arrrr

  6. Iron Mary of the MS Kowal's Dread Iron Mary of the MS Kowal's Dread on 19.09.2006 at 14:16 (Reply)

    It’ll be fer the whole day today and then revert back to normal. Except of course, for the pirate entries which will stay piratized.

  7. Maggie Maggie on 19.09.2006 at 14:23 (Reply)

    Ahoy, me matey.

    This is some good piratey goodness here!

  8. Maggie Maggie on 19.09.2006 at 14:24 (Reply)

    Er … should that be “This be some good piratey goodness here!”

    Teach me the correct piratey ways, Cap’n.

  9. Iron Mary of the MS Kowal's Dread Iron Mary of the MS Kowal's Dread on 19.09.2006 at 14:25 (Reply)

    Aye! I just looked at me bibliography. Haarrr, harr! It be havin’ excerpts of me tales and they be makin’ me laugh.

  10. Iron Mary of the MS Kowal's Dread Iron Mary of the MS Kowal's Dread on 19.09.2006 at 14:28 (Reply)

    Maggie, me hearty, ye can see a fine glossary of English-Pirate phrases here.

    There be other helpful things at http://www.talklikeapirate.com

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