Avast, ye mates and wenches

Ahoy there, fishers,

And a great good morning to one and all on this 2003 International Talk Like
A Pirate Day!

Yes, it's September 19th and, as all the scurvy crews around the globe know,
that means it's time for Talk Like A Pirate Day.

So as all you bilge rats and beauties sail smartly through the day, remember
now and then to hoist a grog and let out an "Arrrrr" and threaten to send your
co-workers to the bottom of the deep blue sea.

For a full rundown of the day and it's significance, check the sites at
talklikeapirate.com as you make sail on the flood of the morning tide.

-- Cap'n John

Obl. pirate literary joke:

What's a pirate's favorite trope? --

Arrrrrrrrrrony.

Obl. soundtrack to the day -- the score of any good pirate flick or ELP's
"Pirates" --

"Who'll make his mark?" the captain cried,
to the devil drink a toast.
We'll glut the hold with cups of gold
and feed the sea with ghosts.
I see your hunger for a fortune
could be better served beneath my flag.
If you've the stomach for a broadside,
come aboard my pretty boys.
I will take you and make you
everything you've ever dreamed.

Make fast the guns, tonight we sail
when the high-tide floods the bay.
Cut free the lines and square the yards.
Get the black flag stowed away.
The Turk, the Arab, and the Spaniard
will soon have pennies on their eyes.
And any other laden fancy,
we will take her by surprise.
I will take you and make you
everything you've ever dreamed...

--ELP

Obl. pirate sports prediction:

Bucs over the Falcons (they're still red-faced and angry over the extra-point
last Sunday and ready to harvest a few souls)

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