On 9/16/05, David Delbecq < delbd at oma.be > wrote: > wtf is international talk like a pirate day? September 19th. it is one day a year where everyone talks like a caricatured pirate. Primarily simply because it is funny to do so, You'll notice it next monday, message boards, newgroups, mailing lists etc, will be full of random Yarr!'s thrown into the middle of sentences. To be honest, I'm surprised you didn't notice it last year. ITLAPD homepage: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_A_Pirate_Day