Talk Like a Pirate Day

Do you know what today is? You might have noticed that several major websites like Flickr.com have added pirate flags to their logos. That’s right, today is “International Talk Like a Pirate Day.” The parody holiday was invented in 1995 by John Baur (“Ol’ Chumbucket”) and Mark Summers (“Cap’n Slappy”), of the United States, who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone … Continue reading Talk Like a Pirate Day