Arrr ye Scury Dogs, we made the big time :rotfl:
Talk Like A Pirate Day
Ahoy, matey! Did you know that September 19 th is International “Talk Like A Pirate Day”? For those of you who haven’t thought about pirates since your last trip to Disneyland, these five ‘A’s’ of pirate talk will enable you to converse in ‘pirate’.
Ahoy! - "Hello!"
Avast! - Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" which today makes it more of a "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!"
Aye! - "Why yes, I agree most heartily with everything you just said or did."
Aye aye! - "I'll get right on that sir, as soon as my break is over."
Arrr! - This one is often confused with arrrgh, which is of course the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arrr!" can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," "I saw that television show, it was boring!" and "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of Arrr! (1)
Hear ye, hear ye, all ye “sprogs” (raw, untrained recruits). On September 19 th, practice use’n piratey expressions while talking with yer mateys (fellow pirates). Once ye've become a messdeck lawyer (a know it all) filled with the knowledge of pirate language, ye'll be a true pirate and proud of yer use of pirate’s language. For help, go to: The Pirate's Vocabulary
Reminder, it may be fun to hail yer fellow deckhands and the Captain (your co-workers and boss) as "scurvy dogs," "bilge rats", and “scallawags", while “splicing the mainbrace” (having a drink) of “grog” (alcoholic drink, usually rum diluted with water) with yer buckos (your friends) while at sea. To do so though, could cause you to be “keelhauled”, “marooned” or “black spotted” by even yer best of “mateys”. The pirates of old weren’t burdened with the requirement of treating others with dignity and respect. Remember then, to titivate (clean up or make ship shape) yer language while ye remain a landlocked lubber (at work).
Talk Like A Pirate Day
Ahoy, matey! Did you know that September 19 th is International “Talk Like A Pirate Day”? For those of you who haven’t thought about pirates since your last trip to Disneyland, these five ‘A’s’ of pirate talk will enable you to converse in ‘pirate’.
Ahoy! - "Hello!"
Avast! - Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" which today makes it more of a "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!"
Aye! - "Why yes, I agree most heartily with everything you just said or did."
Aye aye! - "I'll get right on that sir, as soon as my break is over."
Arrr! - This one is often confused with arrrgh, which is of course the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arrr!" can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," "I saw that television show, it was boring!" and "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of Arrr! (1)
Hear ye, hear ye, all ye “sprogs” (raw, untrained recruits). On September 19 th, practice use’n piratey expressions while talking with yer mateys (fellow pirates). Once ye've become a messdeck lawyer (a know it all) filled with the knowledge of pirate language, ye'll be a true pirate and proud of yer use of pirate’s language. For help, go to: The Pirate's Vocabulary
Reminder, it may be fun to hail yer fellow deckhands and the Captain (your co-workers and boss) as "scurvy dogs," "bilge rats", and “scallawags", while “splicing the mainbrace” (having a drink) of “grog” (alcoholic drink, usually rum diluted with water) with yer buckos (your friends) while at sea. To do so though, could cause you to be “keelhauled”, “marooned” or “black spotted” by even yer best of “mateys”. The pirates of old weren’t burdened with the requirement of treating others with dignity and respect. Remember then, to titivate (clean up or make ship shape) yer language while ye remain a landlocked lubber (at work).
