September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day (see the origins of this auspicious occasion here)! With a book called PIRATE ISLAND coming out in less than a month (Eeeek! Less than a month!) was there any doubt that I’d be celebrating?
Billy, the main character in PIRATE ISLAND, and his best friend, Andy, naturally enjoy talking like pirates. Andy even has a book that tells you how to talk like a pirate (and, I might also have a book like that as well–it’s called The Pirate Primer 😉 ).
For your entertainment, here are some of Billy’s and Andy’s favorite pirate talk and insults:
Get yeeself to the poop deck and fetch me some grog.
I’ll squeeze yer squeezy cheese-head off yer body.
There is more of life in me little finger than in all yee carcass.
Yee be a bilge-sucking, cutthroat tarrmagant.
Why don’t ya use yarr swivel-tongued mouth ter scrape thee barnacles off thee poop deck.
Yarr a hen-hearted curmudgeon.
And finally here’s a lovely toast from Billy himself:
To success on arr ventures. To fortunate preeceedin’s an’ gooder friendship. Let us drain a garrblet, clink cannerkin an’ toss a pot ter thar great makees of Chinese grub. Drink arrp, me hearties, yo ho!
Happy International Talk Like Pirate Day! Arrrgghh!
Aargh to you. May your book have many sails. (pun intended)
Arrrgh, matey! Very f(p)unny! 😉
Ha,ha! Love this. Pirate talk is such fun.
🙂 So much fun!