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Capture of the Pirate Blackbeard, 1718 depicting the battle between
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With Sept. 19 fallin' on a Saturday this year, that means
International Talk Like A Pirate WEEKEND!
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| Pirates of the Caribbean Sand Sculpture featuring Davy Jones and the Black Pearl |
It all began on June 6, 1995, when founders - John "Ol'
Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers - were playing
racquetball at a YMCA in Albany, Oregon.
They spent an infamous hour on court lobbing insults and encouragement at each other in pirate lingo.
They spent an infamous hour on court lobbing insults and encouragement at each other in pirate lingo.
When it was endorsed on September 19, 2002, by humorist Dave Barry in a
Miami Herald column a full-fledged movement that seems to grow each year was launched.
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The Googly Map o' Pirate Fun
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Pirate Speak Translator
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Read more Myths and Truths about Pirates here.
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| Captain Henry Morgan - branded rum icon & original Pirate of the Caribbean |
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| Johnny Depp plays Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean |
Whether you be new to the notion, or one of the millions who have made it your own personal excuse to party like pirates every September 19th. . . .ENJOY International Talk Like A Pirate Day!
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