Be ye shoutin' like a scurvy pirate t'day? Or be ye a yellow-bellied landlubber? T'day be International Talk Like a Pirate Day!Hoist t' main sails! We be headin' fer fairer seas. Tis' a fine day fer lootin' merchant ships.Talk like a pirate or ye'll be keelhauled, shark bait.
Brace up yards you cack-handed deck apes! All the wind and hold the tides by the powers!
But alas, my good fellows, pang brings this sad news to your alleged "irate talk"
Of course they didn't talk like that. Why does everyone think they did? They spoke as any other sailor would. Pirates were just converted merchantmen who had "gone on the account". Also, "avast" was used by even naval officers. It meant "stop".
The day be over. Spy ye scurvy scallywags next year.
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