September 19th marks a buzz worthy day for certain fanatics. What started out as a heated game of racquetball quickly became a world-wide phenomenon. June 6th, 1995 marked the first day of everything we love about British frivolity in the form of "Talk Like a Pirate Day". Scoff you may, but the truth is, "Talk Like a Pirate Day" stands for more than just wenching and boozing. It's about remembering the lore, the history, and, let's be honest, the slang that most love about these peg-legged and eye-patched folk.
Talklikeapirate.com states that creators Mark Summers (no, not Marc Summers from Nickelodeon's Double Dare) and John Baur didn't want to use WWII's D-Day anniversary (June 6th) as the day of pirate recognition. So they picked the one date that stuck out in their minds, which was Summers' ex-wife's birthday; September 19th. And thus, an international holiday was born!
In honor of today's out-of-the-blue holidayness, Starpulse wanted to honor all things pirate, including some favorite pirate roles, actors and films spanning the decades, and also referencing ways you, too, can enjoy your own scurvy-hornswagglin' pirate-talk.
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Talklikeapirate.com states that creators Mark Summers (no, not Marc Summers from Nickelodeon's Double Dare) and John Baur didn't want to use WWII's D-Day anniversary (June 6th) as the day of pirate recognition. So they picked the one date that stuck out in their minds, which was Summers' ex-wife's birthday; September 19th. And thus, an international holiday was born!
In honor of today's out-of-the-blue holidayness, Starpulse wanted to honor all things pirate, including some favorite pirate roles, actors and films spanning the decades, and also referencing ways you, too, can enjoy your own scurvy-hornswagglin' pirate-talk.
