In honor o' International Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day (aarrr, says I!), I be sharin' with ye landlubbers some manner o' things that'll help ye t'be more properly piratical in th'future, like.
First, ye cain't be talkin' like a pirate if ye have no notion o' how 'tis done, aye? Fer that, ye might be wishin' tae start small, wi' a wee small list o' guidelines like ye might be findin' at Pirate Speak, an' a bit o' cheatin' wi' words from Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates (Belay that pulin' bellyachin'! Yer a pirate, matey, o' course ye kin cheat!).
But if ye've set yer course fer yer PhD (That be Latin lingo fer yer Doctorate o' Piracy, me Hearty), ye might try a fine, big site like th' Encyclopaedia Piratica, and don't be fergettin' t' spruce up yer seaman's cant at th' Nautical Terms Glossary, aye? (Hoist th' Jolly Roger an' look lively about it, ye scurvy sea dogs!)
An' o' course, ye be no proper manner o' filthy pirate scum if ye cain't curse like a proper pirate. An' bear in mind, tho' he be a landlubbin' jackanapes, th' Bard o' Avon had a right foul tongue i' his head when it be suitin' him, an' ye kin take a page out o' his logbook, belike. So, splice th' mainbrace, ye sprogs, an' it's yo, ho, ho, a pirate's life fer ye!
Posted by gris at September 19, 2004 11:51 PM