Talk Like A Pirate Day

Yesterday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. I meant to put this info up for you then, but I didn’t get around to it. So here is a really, really bad joke from the Oregonian yesterday:

Lame Pirate Joke du Jour
A pirate captain was out to retrieve his treasure, which he'd buried years before in a swamp in the middle of an island. After months of hard sailing, his ship reached the island, and the captain and his first mate set out for the swamp.

As they entered the bog, the swamp began to get deeper, and the pirates soon found themselves sunk to the knees in the marsh. It was at that time that the captain banged his shin against something hard, reached down and pulled up a treasure chest.

Prying the lock open, they found the chest full of gold and jewels. The captain turned to his first mate and said, "Arrrr, matey, that just goes to show ye, that booty is only shin deep!"

Groan!

TOP 12 SONGS TO PLAY ON TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY

12. "Arrrr! You're Lonesome Tonight!"
11. "I Want to Hold Your Hook"
10. "Who Poured the Grog Out?"
9. "Hot Pegs"
8. "Planks for the Enemies"
7. "Born to Rum"
6. "Me Hearties Will Go On"
5. "Papa's Got a Brand New Hook"
4. "Can't Take My Eye Off of You"
3. "I Guess That's Why They Call 'Em Doubloons"
2. "Mateys, I'm Amazed"
1. "I Still Haven't Found What This Hook Is For"

-- topfive.com

Leah went on this site and got pirate names for all us girls at work. We are all known as:

Kris: Keel-Haulin' Lea Dread

Michele: Not-So-Keen-On-the-Womenfolk Cynthia

Ritha: Cap'n Jen Snaggletooth

Christine: "Fancypants" Ursula Cutty

Diane M: Cannon-Balls Nancy

Leah: Cap'n Nadine Knockboots

Charlene: Mast Hugger Roberta

In case you haven't had enough yet, here are the family's pirate names:

Zinger = Pirate Laszlo the Engorged

Greg = Noseless Joe Barbossa

Carmen = Pirate Helga the Fruit

Sophie = Barnacle Breath Amora

Hope you did something to celebrate yesterday!