Dave Barry and National talk like a pirate day.


Posted on Sunday, Sep. 08, 2002


Arrrrr! Talk like a pirate -- or prepare to be boarded
By DAVE BARRY


Every now and then, some visionary individuals come along with a concept that is so original and so revolutionary that your immediate reaction is: ''Those individuals should be on medication.''

Today I want to tell you about two such people, John Baur and Mark Summers, who have come up with a concept that is going to make you kick yourself for not thinking of it first: Talk Like a Pirate Day. As the name suggests, this is a day on which everybody would talk like a pirate. Is that a great idea, or what? There are so many practical benefits that I can't even begin to list them all.



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