Arrgh, it be annual “Talk Like a Pirate Day”

Ahoy, ye scurvy knaves, it be international talk like a pirate day, today. So put on those eye patches, rustle up a parrot from somewhere, and greet the world with a great big “Aarrrgh, me hearties!”

Don’t let your boring office job interfere with your pirate proclivities.

Find ye here the link to the official website, which will tell you all you need to know about how act like a genuine buccaneer, including their handy English-to-Pirate translator, and a guide to events around the world to mark the occasion:

https://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

And don’t forget piracy is for all – the most wildly successful pirate in history was Madame Ching Shih, whose pirate army defeated Chinese, British and Dutch fleets along the Chinese coast in the early 19th century. You can read her extraordinary history HERE.

The only known image of Ching Shih