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!
