Several years ago my co-workers and I happened upon some fun 'guys' John Baur and Mark Summers on the internet. As they were slinging pirateisms at each one evening they realized how much fun swearing in 'pirate' could be. Turns out it's an entire language, so they thought it might be fun for everybody to celebrate the fun side of pirates on September 19 each year.It's all in fun and adds a smile or two to our work day. Talk Like A Pirate Day has spread across the entire internet matey. So shiver ye timbers and join in the fun. And if you want to know the whole story of how things started, 'here be' the original pirate merry makers website. Aarrggghhhh ye bilge rat, bring me my grog and cast them land lubbers overboard. http://www.talklikeapirate.com/about.html
Arrrrrrr ! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum !!!!!
ReplyDeletePirates were a little different than they are remembered today. For instance, very few know this, but they were actually the first to practice democracy in the new world !
The Captain of the ship usually held sway only during times of combat. What missions the ship undertook were voted on by the crew, which the captain was then responsible for directing. This system of governance was a direct result of many of the pirates having served on 'legitimate' vessels with STRICT authoritarian rule, where most offenses were punished by either severe lashes or death (and usually by means so cruel, walking the plank seems downright merciful!).