Keelhaul Me Yardarm an' Deck the Spinnaker!

Avast ye sons of mothers and daughters o' fathers! D'ye not know this here be National Talk Like a Pirate Day?

So buckle ye some swash and try t'order yeself a "non-fat-double-hot-cappucino-with-whipped-non-dairy-topping" in the manner o' the likes of Long John Silver, or:

My pirate name is:

Iron Jack Kidd

A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you're a tough person. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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In honour o' the which:

Where do pirates like to spend days off?
At the arrrt gallery.


No-one ever asked the Captain's daughter on dates. She had a sunken chest and no booty.


What do blondes and pirates have in common?
A little black patch.

Not sophisticamated enow fer the loikes of 'ee? Well then. Via McSweeny's Internet Tendency:

Of the ghosts that appear to Ebenezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol," which do pirates prefer?
Jacob MARRRley.

Whom did the pirate vote for in the Haitian election?
ARRRistide.

Wait. Why did they let a pirate vote in the Haitian election?
Remember, the nation was taking its first halting steps toward democracy, and balloting procedures were rather chaotic. The pirate just slipped in somehow. Arrr.

I don't buy it. Pirates care nothing for participating in the electoral process.
Look, can we finish this up soon? I'm having those phantom pains in my wooden leg.

Just remember, bein' a pirate isn't something you choose--it's just something you arrr.



Update: Which of ye crab-gutted landlubberly mongrels made off wi' me images outa that quiz, now?