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Fri 09 Sep 2010Avast! It be Talk like a Pirate Day, me hearties
SMALL PRINT:SHOULD YOU fall into either of the following minority groups: a) not being a career pirate or b) having a life, you may not be aware that September 19th is annual International Talk Like A Pirate Day (ITLAPD).
Espying a gap in the international days of observance market, Oregon natives John Baur and Mark Summers established ITLAPD in 1996. With much of the calendar clogged up with tedious observances like World Day of Peace and World Health Day – on which dignitaries deliver speeches and everybody nods and narrowly avoids dying of boredom – they chose Summers’ ex-wife’s birthday.
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