Avast! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Arrr, in case ye scurvy sea dogs cannot figure it out, I be repostin' this instructional video:
To all ye sea dogs and scurvy wenches out there on the seven seas of the internet, I be expectin' compliance! There be no slackers on this here weblog!
6 comments:
Arrr, on this day ev'ry year, I has to shackle me purse, lest I plunder meself a swivel gun. I could then keep those scurvy buggers of the East India Comp'ny off of me decks.
Yarrr! Those scurvy dogs will be dealt with one o' these days, fer sure!
One thing that really bothers me is the improper use of "Avast." Avast means "Stop." "Avast ye" means, "You, Stop!"
Yarrr! Pirates be not concernin' themselves with the proper use of language!
Except that a person who actually worked on a ship would know that "avast" means stop. That's why pirates would use the work, it's a nautical term. When non-nautical types try to talk like a pirate and use "Avast" incorrectly, they just sound stupid.
I believe you may have just hit on the entire purpose of Talk Like a Pirate Day.
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