International Talk Like a Pirate Day Sep 19, 2024

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Ahoy, mateys! It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Today, landlubbers and seafarers alike put on their tricorn hats and hoist the Jolly Roger. The day started in 1995 as a joke between two friends, John Baur and Mark Summers, but it got a boost in 2002 after they shared the idea with humorist Dave Barry, who promoted it in his syndicated column. Since then, it"s become a day of fun—people don pirate costumes, engage in pirate-themed activities, like the kid on the ship in today"s image, and embrace mock pirate language. Whether ye be a seasoned buccaneer or a greenhorn, it"s time to batten down the hatches, shiver your timbers, and unleash your inner pirate. Arr!

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Today in History

Sep 19, 2018Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
Sep 19, 2019Fall for birding
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Sep 19, 2021Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
Sep 19, 2022State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 19, 2023Splügen Pass, Switzerland
Sep 19, 2025Thousand Islands region, St. Lawrence River, US-Canada border

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