International Talk Like a Pirate Day#Derivatives

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| date = September 19

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International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers of Albany, Oregon,{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Baker |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Avast!+No+lubbers+today,+ye+scurvy+bilge+rats!-a0110174926 |title=Avast! No lubbers today, ye scurvy bilge rats! |work=The Register-Guard |date=September 19, 2003 |access-date=September 25, 2014}} who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate (that is, in English with a stereotypical West Country accent).[https://www.talklikeapirate.com/ The Original Talk Like A Pirate Day Web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120063255/https://www.talklikeapirate.com/ |date=November 20, 2012 }}, by John Baur and Mark Summers. It has since been adopted by the Pastafarianism movement.{{Cite web |url=http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/atheologies/4876/austrian_court_oks_head-colander_in_driver%E2%80%99s_license%3A_is_pastafarianism_becoming_a_religion |title=RD Magazine |date=July 18, 2011}}

History

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The holiday resulted from a sports injury. During a racquetball game between Summers and Baur, one of them, in pain, said, "Aaarrr!" and the idea was born. The game took place on June 6, 1995, but out of respect for the observance of the Normandy landings, they chose Summers' ex-wife's birthday, as it would be easy for him to remember.{{cite episode |url=https://www.beyondinvestigation.com/mp3s/KBIM_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day_Show_9-19-2007.mp3 |title=September 19, 2007 |series=The KBIM Pat & Brian Show |network=Beyond Investigation Magazine |station=KBIM Webcast |location=Orange, California |airdate=September 19, 2007 |minutes=40 |access-date=September 19, 2022 |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307061615/http://www.beyondinvestigation.com/mp3s/KBIM_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day_Show_9-19-2007.mp3 |url-status=dead }}

At first an inside joke between two friends, the holiday gained exposure when Baur and Summers sent a letter about their invented holiday to the American syndicated humor columnist Dave Barry in 2002. Barry liked the idea and promoted the day,{{cite news |last=Barry |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Barry |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article1928052.html |title=Arrrrr! Talk like a pirate – or prepare to be boarded |newspaper=Miami Herald |date=September 8, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222142433/https://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/article1928052.html |archive-date=December 22, 2018 |url-status=live}} and later appeared in a cameo in their "Drunken Sailor" Sing Along A-Go-Go video.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=RJUo5MDDmA8 YouTube] "Drunken Sailor: First Annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day Drunken Sailor Sing-Along a Go Go" September 11, 2011 (@ 3:25). Retrieved September 17, 2017. Michigan filk musician Tom Smith wrote the original "Talk Like a Pirate Day" song in 2003.

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|title = Tomorrow You'll Pay a Buccaneer for Corn?

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|url= https://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2007/09/arrr_matie_wednesday_is_talk_l.html

|title = Arrr Matie! Wednesday is Talk Like A Pirate Day

|work = Ann Arbor News

|publisher = Michigan Live

|date = September 18, 2007

|accessdate = September 21, 2007

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Talk Like a Pirate Day is celebrated with hidden easter egg features in many games and websites,{{cite web | url=https://venturebeat.com/2008/09/19/12seconds-wants-everyone-to-talk-like-a-pirate-more-invites-for-all/ | title=12seconds wants everyone to talk like a pirate; more invites for all | publisher=VentureBeat | date=September 19, 2008 | access-date=September 20, 2012}} with Facebook introducing a pirate-translated version of its website on Talk Like a Pirate Day 2008{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/19/once-again-facebook-owns-talk-like-a-pirate-day-on-the-web/ | title=Once Again, Facebook Owns 'Talk Like A Pirate Day' On The Web | website=TechCrunch | date=September 19, 2009 | access-date=September 20, 2012 | author=Siegler, MG | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106151908/https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/19/once-again-facebook-owns-talk-like-a-pirate-day-on-the-web/ | archive-date=January 6, 2012 | url-status=live }} and publisher O'Reilly discounting books on the R programming language.{{cite web | url = https://shop.oreilly.com/category/deals/r-pirate.do?code=DEAL | publisher = O'Reilly Media | title = Avast, Ye Mateys! Hoist Yer Colors for Talk Like a Pirate Day! | access-date = September 19, 2013}} In September 2010, Reddit added a pirate theme to their website.{{cite web | url = http://www.reddit.com/ | title = Capture on Sept 19, 2010 | date = September 19, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100919111705/http://www.reddit.com/ | access-date = September 19, 2023| archive-date = September 19, 2010 }}

Present Day Celebrations

In September 2023, The Yorkshire Party, a regional political party in the UK, recognized International Talk Like a Pirate Day to highlight issues faced by coastal communities, including erosion and pollution.{{Cite tweet|user=Yorkshire_Party|author-link=Yorkshire Party|number=1703859821047329196|title=#YorkshireParty is recognising #InternationalTalkLikeaPirateDay tomorrow - Tuesday 19th Sept - to highlight the problems faced by coastal towns}}