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It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, me hearties! (by Barnacle Brain Jack)

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  September 19th, 2009 at 07:07 AM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

Aye, by the Powers! This be the Nineteenth of September, when ye strap on yer eyepatch, dust off the parrot, and spend the day talkin’ piratical, buccaneery, and even buckle the swash, by my oath. ‘Tis one of our favorite holidays at RedState, so expect to hear a goodly bit of the Arrrring from those who keep true to the Code.  And If you be wonderin’ after what all this be about, the details can be found at this fine site; ye can get yer piratical name here or here. Seize and sink me otherwise.

I say now that this be a thread open to all.  With a curse.

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  • http://www.RedState.com/ETCartman Kenny Solomon

    Ya beat me to this fine post, ye barnacle crusted swiller of grog !

    Early it was I awoke to the sound of crows on the breeze to inform the crew of our holiday.

    So on with this day we sail.

    Cheers !

    Gunner’s Mate Tucker P. Fudpucker
    Proudly serving on The Leakin’ Lena of The Swiss Navy.

  • penguin2

    We sail at noon, come high tide. The Queen Arisol, finest ship you ever did see. There’ll be no debate here on that I tell ye.

    And a curse and a pox on those lefty dogs, who dare to blacken the sky.

    For I am Rough Sailing Jasmine today!

  • Wubbies World

    Puffy Shirt Wallace

  • http://impudent.blognation.us/blog kyle8

    Arrgh, I will blast the barnacles off thar bastardly backsides and make them walk the plank!

    Now we shall steer a fair course away from that lubber Obama and his daft first mate “Smelt head Biden “.

    And beware the sea witch Nancy, She who draws weary sailors to thar DOOM! ARRGH.

    – Bo’sun Toby Kyle8

  • ocleverone

    ‘Tis my honor to be navigating these shores with the likes of all ye sea rovers.

    Gar, thanks for a great year. Rum for all you scallywags.

    Blue Hart Harris

    Cap’n of the Miss Ntonietta The Blue Planet

  • http://www.gopmom.com GOPMOM

    Whoever informs my husband that it is International Talk Like a Pirate Day” will walk the plank. Now, where did he hide his hook and eye patch?

  • Jeff Weimer

    For I be….

    Pirate Sam the Engorged!

  • redneck_hippie

    If i figure out how to edit my profile. Can we still change our name in the new RS?

  • Kowalski

    And prepare to weigh anchor, ya scurvy-addled swabs! I’ll be in the cap’ns quarters readyin’ the ropes for the keel haulin’ today. Set sail for Congress, and may hell itself put the wind in our sails!

  • monstermom

    I forgot about talk like a pirate day! Let the drinking begin!

  • Beto_Ochoa

    A guy goes into a bar and the bartender is dressed like a pirate.
    Peg Leg, Eye Patch and a Hook where the right hand should be.
    After a few drinks he asks the bartender “How did you lose the leg?”
    The bartender says “Arrghh, by a cannon ball on the Spanish Main”
    So the guy asks ” How did you lose the hand?”
    The bartender says “Arrghh, by a Spaniard’s cutlass”
    So the guy asks ” How did you lose the eye?”
    The bartender says “Arrghh, a sassy wench spit in me eye”
    So the guy exclaims ” Her spit blinded you?!?”
    The bartender says “Arrghh, no. I’d only ‘ad me ‘ook fer a couple o’ days”

  • http://locomotivebreath1901.blogspot.com/ locomotivebreath1901

    Their fave restaurant is ARRRRRby’s.

  • ocleverone

    Because they really know how to Arrrrrgue a point. :)

  • Galleon lootin, flintlock shootin, freebootin’ Sal

    Savory slimin’ ‘e delivers, take dead aim on this here AAAAAARRR ‘tickle.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/17/AR2009091703329.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns

    PS

    THANK YOU Moe for the pirate day celebration.

  • Rick_L

    today, a band of highly-spirited pirates from a local talk radio station (WROW.com) are taking over the Village of Green Island, a small town next to Albany, NY. Plying up the Hudson River aboard their pirate ship, the Albany Aquaduck Amphibious Assault Vehicle, they will land at noon and meet up with the rest of their maties, intent on taking over Green Island as the first step towards reclaiming NYS from the bad pirates (Gov. Paterson and the NYS Senate malcontents).

    What started as the talk show hosts’ joking around about wanting to do something dramatic about taking back NYS, has led to a unique NYS-focused “tea-party” event, complete with political and “joe taxpayer” speakers.

    From the WROW website:

    The NYS Senate not only made fools of themselves, but they are willing to make fools of the voters when they ask for you to re-elect them next year. Over a 6 week period, the New York State taxpayers lost tens of millions of dollars over a circus-like power struggle between the democrats and republicans..

    We need to stand up and shout ?ENOUGH!! YOU WORK FOR US!!! WE ARE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE IT ANY LONGER!!!?

    Join Steve and Jackie on September 19, 2009 at noon in Green Island at River Park for the ?Recall Revolution? . Steve and Jackie will arrive on an Albany Aquaduck Amphibious Assault Vehicle at high noon and ?invade? Green Island to the cheers of the residents of the Village. There will a surrendering of keys to the Village, a proclamation, speeches from various political figures and taxpayers. Assemblyman Jim Tedisco will be collecting signatures for the Recall petition he is proposing, which would give the citizens the opportunity to ?throw the bums out?. The No New Tax Party and Primary Challenge will be there as well.

    No longer will the citizens of this State enable an out of control government.

  • http://www.jeannie-ology.com jeannieology

    Black Barry Roberts Swashbuckling Buccaneer

    http://jeannie-ology.com/?p=1456

  • http://www.bloggybayou.com muckraker

    Gentleman and ladies, Madams and Messieurs:

    (slight pause As I take a pinch snuff and inhale it, and bring out my handkerchief from my sleeve to politely sneeze….)

    As Retired USN, I hereby declare it is “Retired Naval Veterans get to Kick People in the Ass who Honor “Talk Like a Pirate Day” Day” because that is what the Navy (sorta) does to Pirates…

    Repectfully,
    Muckraker

  • janis

    Which brings to mind the old saw, “It’s better to ask forgiveness than to ask for permission.”

    Anchors away!

  • http://www.criterionchemical.com Chemical Sam

    first mate aboard the Lady Enata Killer of the North. I be the swab that counts to eleven on a split thumb given me by a scurvy dogfish as third mate aboard the Arctic Albatross. Justice be served hot with a side of chips on my plate and my fill of ale that fine day.

    Today we sail with Cap’n Polar Bear Beck for bigger quarry, lads. The rotten Acorn and her flea-bitten crew have sailed to the Americas for plunder! We sail to overtake and board her after she’s had her fill, liberate the treasure from her coffers, and scuttle her with all hands. Never has there been finer booty on the high seas, and it ours for the taking!

    Are ye friends to the Captain, sea dogs, or be ye foes?

  • GCBWI
  • Achance

    “We put the Aaaarrrrr in Retired”

  • wrench

    Be too late…
    Where be my hook and patch.
    Tis’ you will be walking the plank my fine wench.

  • abbynormal

    Me Master O’ The Galleon asts me to post this bit o’ scuttlebutt to share with ye. An not wantin’ to be keelhauled for disobeyin, this wench doth comply:

    ?Aaarrgg? of course has always been the good ol? standby, but this year, in celebtation of the most accomplished pirates in history, we have some new pirate sayin?s to accompany the good ol? Aaarrrg, (as Aaarrrg is a living and breathing statement, subject to change just as the winds blows!).

    Aaaarrrrg,?.?Deficit neutral she be?!!

    Ahoy,?we be coming along side, flying the jolly government roger,..errrrr we be here to assist ya now!! Just trust me we says!!

    Aye,..I know ye?ve plundered hard fur yeself, but it?s really best fer the whole crew that we split yer booty and make it all real fair like!

    Avast,?I have me a health care treasure map drawn like no Sailor nor Wench hath ever seen, (because no man nor lass has really ever actually seen me ?plan?).

    Sooo as ta be paarfectly clear,?yee can tracks our spending,?every shilling of yar hard earned stimulus treasure,?arrrrg ok,?skip that one,?.forget what me ever said that,?arrg.

    Try these new pirate phrases on your friends, office workers, and family,?they?ll laugh and say,..?hey, I heard that on the news but they didn?t have the Pirate accent!?

  • http://www.redstate.com/tnjim TNJim
  • Patch-Eye Pete [EPU]

    – click on My Profile (where you normally check out your recent comments, etc)
    — toward the top right, click the [EDIT] button, which takes you to an edit page with username info (and some other stuff
    — empty out “First Name” and “Last Name”, and put your full pirate name in “First Name”
    — scroll down to the bottom and hit the “Update Profile” button
    — now go back to the name section. Where you see “display name publicly as …” and select your pirate name
    — it’s probably good manners to let people know your real username, either in brackets after your pirate name, or perhaps in your tagline (called “signature” on the edit page) Your call on that.
    — save your profile again,
    — exit tab or browser, and NOW you are your pirate name

  • DONTTREADON-THE-SEA

    Yo-ho blow the Obamaman down. I just had to give it a try.

  • Andy W.

    Who needs health care reform, just bury them at sea after ye lop off their heads and all.

    Arrrr

  • RedBeard

    Now HERE be a REAL pirate, or me name isn’t RedBeard the Salty Sea Dog.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af7xAzsJ4Y4

  • http://www.suvstrategery.blogspot.com SoFiMil

    Bush would of sunk our ship and sent us to a watery grave without a moment’s hesitation. But Obama sails de’ same flag iz us, an’ shares ‘ar moto: “lie, cheat, steal!”

  • http://www.criterionchemical.com Barnacle Sam

    Aye, gold and silverrrrrrr, that’s what me buckos live for.

  • abbynormal

    King Neptune bless ye with fair winds and followin’ seas!

  • abbynormal

    Well, now! I’ll be in yur debt for showin’ this old wench a new trick!

  • bloobeard

    ‘Tis better to fill ‘em with grapeshot, than to make ‘em walk the waterboard.

  • http://www.redstate.com/tnjim “Silverbeard” Jim

    of several arrrrticles of the pirate’s code, methinks!

  • bloobeard

    He would not confirm that it was about ACORN.

    I’m guessing it’s the Chicago Olympics bid. Now, that is a veritable swamp of potential corruption, and…

    “President Barack Obama has long been known as an enthusiastic supporter of the Second City?s bid to host the 2016 Olympic games. Now we know how enthusiastic?the White House is sending its biggest guns to bat for Chicago: Michelle Obama and Valerie Jarrett.

    The first lady and her old friend will travel together to the International Olympic Committee?s annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2 to make the case for their hometown…”

    http://www.theroot.com/blogs/white-house/michelle-obama-takes-chicago-2016-bid-overseas

    Any Takers?

  • Long John Blackbeard Patcheye Hook

  • blooch

    It’s almost too easy…can’t possibly be true.

  • http://www.suvstrategery.blogspot.com SoFiMil

    Disagree with him and you’ll either get tossed overboard or under the bus.

  • http://www.suvstrategery.blogspot.com SoFiMil

    Niether baseball nor softball will be in the 2012 Olympics. And for all O’s time spent working out in the gym, he can’t throw worth a darn.

  • blooch

    but more outside the nutshell, and adhering to the definition of “from left field”. Just having some fun with a WAG.

    But man, wouldn’t it be cool to see Valerie Jarrett get pegged just before she and Michelle went gallivanting off to Copenhagen, and just as Barry is pushing Michelle out there on healthcare because Michelle still has high poll numbers?