Talk Like A Pirate Day 2009

Talk Like A Pirate Day 2009

Hey, land lubbers: Saturday marks Talk Like A Pirate Day 2009. The event started in 1995 as a holiday between friends. It got mainstream attention in 2002, when syndicated humor columnist Dave Barry included it in a column. The holiday always falls on Sept. 19. On the Talk Like A Pirate Day Web site, the holiday's founders explain its purpose: "Talking like a pirate is fun. It's really that simple. It adds a zest, a swagger, to your every day conversation. Do you need another reason?"Visit the Web site, available by clicking on the link at the side of this page, for basic pirate vocabulary. You'll also get sample pirate pickup strategies, like this always endearing line: "Wanna shiver me timbers?"

Arrr, matey. September 19 be Talk Like a Pirate Day, and this year, it may also be known as Play Awesome Piratey Games Day. What’s a holiday for pirates without cheap or free pirates games, after all? In celebration of everyone putting on weird pirate voices, LucasArts is dropping the price of the Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition on Steam and Direct2Drive to only $5, as well as cutting down the iPhone version’s price to just $4. Those special “holiday” prices last through the 21st. And with a special code from the Telltale Games website, you’ll be able to unlock the demo for Tales of Monkey Island and get the first season at a reduced price. It’s not free, of course, but it’s still full of piratey goodness.