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September 19, 2003

Hear Ye Hear Ye

Now if ye people didn't know, today be talk like a pirate day. So watch what I'm saying and try t' do as I do. Why? Because I said so ye scurvy mongrel. Don't you know who ye be dealin' with? Arrr! I be the original Dread Pirate BlackEye, son of Locutus of the House of Crenshaw-West-Blogistan, High Executioner of Horsewipe, and Scourge of ye olde World Wide Webe. I command ye t' be all piratey, ye landlubbin' squirrels.

Posted by mbowen at September 19, 2003 12:09 AM

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Can't talk like a pirate, but just wanted to say thumbs-up on the fantastic blog-- a recent discovery for me.

How about an impression of Yoda trying to sound like a pirate?

"Scurvy knave, avast ye! Swab the poopdeck, you will! Then explode your scurvy balls with Force-lightning, I shall!"


Kevin

Posted by: Kevin Kim at September 19, 2003 05:48 AM

How did I forget this? Christ, almighty, now I'll have to be swabbin the deck and jumpin the plank into the salty seas all day, matey.

Not very convincing, is it?

Some back and forth is being had, by the way, inspired by the the black blogger race thing. Over at MsLauren's site and mine. Whatevs,. I grow tired of this conversation, really, that people are bigger than their fucking categories. But it seems that people don't WANT to be bigger than their categories. Yes, I'm black, but I'm more than that. Yes, My coworkers are white, but they are more than that (like, they are also ignorant--but they aer knowledgeable about some things, like confirmations and deer-hunting).

Posted by: The Liminal Liberal at September 19, 2003 08:08 AM

Haha! Cool way to tribute Talk Like a Pirate Day! Funny! Like the patch. ;)

Posted by: Chloe at September 19, 2003 10:39 AM

The part of England I live in, everyone talks like a pirate the whole year round. Honestly, it's like living with the sound track from "Treasure Island".

When I first moved here I thought the first local I talked to was putting on a funny voice. Oops! It turned out okay though; he thought my accent was pretty funny too.

Posted by: George Junior at September 19, 2003 10:02 PM