Sadly, I forgot all about this until this afternoon. Usually I get reminders in my email from the people who started the whole thing. For some reason this year I didn’t get any notice.
Anyway. I hope my crew of scurvy dogs will grab a pot of grog and have some fun with this. 🙂
As Chumbucket reminds us…
This is the day to let your inner pirate out to play. Swagger, growl and let the world see the buccaneer inside.
Have a peek at a few videos (hopefully you can get them to show up- I can’t do videos from out here).
The Five As – a quick and dirty Pirate Talk Lesson
Cap’n Slappy’s Random Phrases
Dress Like a Pirate (On the Cheap)
And, Wooing Wenches, Ol’ Chumbucket and Mad Sally give a lesson in love.
Tomorrow is officially International Talk Like a Pirate Day (don’t forget to stop by your local Krispy Kreme for some free donuts). For this weeks Song of the Sea, I’ll get into the spirit a little bit early with this version of Yo Ho Ho by the Corsairs. So, here’s to yaaarrrgh…..
Yo Ho Ho (and a Bottle of Rum)
Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil be done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
The mate was fixed by the bos’n’s pike The bos’n’ brained with a marlin spike And cookey’s throat was marked belike It had been gripped by fingers ten and There they lay all good dead men like Break o’ day in a boozing ken__ Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum !
Fifteen men of a whole ship’s list Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum! Dead and be d___ed and the rest gone whist! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
The skipper lay with his nob in gore Where the scullion’s axe his cheek had shore And the scullion he was stabbed times four And there he lay while the soggy skies Dripped all day-long in up-staring eyes At Murk sunset and a foul sunrise Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Fifteen men of ’em stiff and stark Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ten of the crew had the murder mark Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
‘Twas a cutlass swipe or and ounce of lead Or a yawning hole in a battered head and the scuppers glut with a rotting red And there they lay aye d___ my eyes All lookouts clapped on par – a – dise All souls bound just con – tra – ri – wise Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Fifteen men of ’em good and true Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Every man Jack could ha’ sailed with old Pew Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
There was chest on chest of Spanish gold with a Ton of plate in the middle hold And the cabins riot with stuff un told And there they lay that had took the plum With a sightless glare and their lips struck dumb While we shared all by the rule of thumb Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Fifteen men of a dead man’s chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
(FALTA UM VERSO/////////////)
We wrapped ’em all in a mains'(cel)l tight with Twice ten turns of a hausers bight And we heaved ’em over and out of sight with a Yo heave ho and fare you well And a sullen plunge in a sullen swell Ten fathoms deep on the road to hell Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Yaaar, I be stuck here on this old ship, but I still could have had some fun with the whole pirate thing. Yeah, even here.
Of course, it would have been a hell of a lot more fun to be off. There are parties all over the world to celebrate and for sure I would have been in attendance!
Arrrrggh Mateys! This is the day we’ve all been waiting for (or not). 😉
It’s International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Enjoy watching the festivities from last year. Maybe you can find some around your location too. 🙂
I know my sailing buddies at Sail La Vie in Houston are having a big dress like a pirate paaarrty and sail tomorrow. (I’m just still too beat from work, that looooong journey home with no sleep, and too much to do to justify a 3+ hour drive, even for a great party).
Instead, I’ll be heading to the Texas Navy Day Celebrations here locally at Surfside Beach. Maybe I’ll even get to shoot a cannon! Arrrrghh, that’s a piraty activity too. 🙂
Check out the Talk Like A Pirate website, maybe you can find some nearby pirates to practice the lingo with over a good glass of grog. (It helps). Join in the fun! 🙂
Anyone who wants to send me pirate pictures, feel free! 🙂
This is a link to the Smithsonians’ Museum Day. Saturday 9/28. It’ll give you and a guest FREE admission to a museum you choose. Its not only the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C.. There are links to museums all over the country. You can search by subject or by location.
