Talk Like a Pirate Day

    • Celebrated on September 19th
    • Invented in 1995 by John Baur aka "Ol' Chumbucket" and Mark Summers aka "Cap'n Slappy"
    • The date is the birthday of Summers's ex-wife
    • Robert Newton is the holiday's patron saint
    • Observed by Pastafarians
    • Celebrated as a holiday in The Sims 2
    • Gained fame following a Dave Barry article
  • An annual event since its 1995 inception, International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a satirical holiday wherein people are encouraged to talk like a pirate.
  • Creation

    The holiday's founders have claimed that the the idea for the Talk Like a Pirate Day came as the result of a sports injury sustained on June 6, 1995. Baur and Summers were playing raqcuetball when one of them strained a muscle and exclaimed "Aaarrr!"BeyondInvestigation: Talk Like a Pirate Day show (September 19, 2007) The two decided not to celebrate the holiday on June 6th out of respect for D Day, and instead chose the birthday of Summer's ex-wife.

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