"How to Talk Like a Pirate" Film 95
An arrr-nonymous reader writes, "With International Talk Like a Pirate Day mere days away, it's best to be prepared with this high-school film reel 'for the less nautically inclined among us.'" Dave Barry gave momentum to this international movement. You'll have to decide for yourself which of talklikeapirate.com or talklikeapirateday.com more accurately conveys the genuine holiday spirit.
Real Holiday? (Score:2, Funny)
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Let me be the first to say... (Score:5, Funny)
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(And I thought it was only on April Fool's Day posts like these could be modded +5 insightful!)
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How to talk like a pirate:
I burned a copy of that new release I torrented from that leet warez site.
I circumvented the DRM on that DVD and have it up on a p2p network already.
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Loading Ready Run (Score:2, Insightful)
Video Game fans should enjoy 64k Loading Ready Rap [loadingreadyrun.com] and PSA for Ewe Boll [loadingreadyrun.com]
Those that like the absurd might like Quantum Documentary [loadingreadyrun.com]
Film Noir lovers should enjoy 30 Minutes or Less [loadingreadyrun.com]
And for Canadian readers Canadaman [loadingreadyrun.com].
Talk Like a Pirate Day VS Garbage Day (Score:2)
yar! (Score:2)
The Laws of a Pirate (Score:2)
Pirate Law #11: "No pirate shall ever wear a "fanny pack."
Does this mean (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory Bash (Score:1)
Spin: arrrr, pirates of the south west
Spin: thar be large pipes o'bandwith near ye'ol univarsety.
Pirate: yearg, ye may be an ta somethan thar.
Spin: what say ye we pull yonder USB hard disk longside yonder NMSU puter and begin tha lutin and plunderin.
Pirate: yearg. The master done gaved me a testin machine with a grand ol CDR.
Pirate: Avast!
Pirate: MP3s off the starboard bow!
Spin: stere clear of ye porn pop ups rollin in from tha east.
Pirate: I have mah trusty Opera browsa
Aye, me hearty - the Pirate Party! (Score:2)
If you look at the forums (e.g. the Swedish one [piratpartiet.se]) it is inspiring to see people disregarding national boundaries and helping each other out as equals. Added to that the sentiment that 'You can use anything I cr
Piratepalooza (Score:1)
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Yes. (Score:1, Insightful)
I now invent fake bands and screen print my own fan t-shirts...that way nobody will steal my cool by liking the band more than me---or even worse, claiming that they heard of them before I did, and sneering that they're "over".
In fact now I just sneer at absolutely everything that isn't a flattering airbrush picture of myself.
Love,
The original EMO kid. All those others are just lame copydroids.
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You work for Don Rumsfeld, right?
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Ya know, I think I saw another guy with that meme, just the other day.
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"Say it's a boring day. You're hanging out with your friends, and none of you can seem to make a conversation interesting enough to stay talking. Do what I do! Drop into pirate-speak!" [everything2.com]
Apparently the desire to "talk like a pirate" is a natural human urge even stronger than the desire to "walk like an Egyptian".
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Actually, that book was written by the guys who created Talk Like a Pirate Day - Dave just did the introduction. His real contribution was to write an article about the day in 2002...
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/colum
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I know how to talk like a pirate (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I know how to talk like a pirate (Score:5, Funny)
I was like "arrr, where be the new loot from Soul Asylum, matey?" and nothing relevant would come out in the search results.
So I did "avast, pirate captain, I be looking for The Silver Lining. Might I barter a bottle of rum for your treasure map linking to the torrent file?" Still nothing relevant.
"Look, you scalliwag, you best be giving me the new tracks with David Pirner's voice or I shall organize a mutiny and it be the plank for you, arrrrr!"
Then I found out all you had to do was type "The Silver Lining" and it would show up. This pirate talk thing is overrated.
Re:I know how to talk like a pirate (Score:5, Funny)
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As me pint be raised for me kin gone buy to...Davey Jones Locker...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_iSO_News [wikipedia.org]
How dumb is this? (Score:1, Flamebait)
Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Country_dialect
There's no such thing as "Pirate Speech".
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yaaarrr
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If you happen to be at sea - on land, you stretch necks or lop off heads...
A lad's gotta make port some time - to refresh the rum supply and barter the loot for a lass (assuming said lad isn't taking "bugger" too literally while at sea)...
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You have crossed a cultural moray heretofore unbroken (and this is slashdot!)
Official Proclamation of persecution:
Ye, sir, shall be cursed to be eternally hunted by: robots, monkeys, ninjas and especially pirates.
There now be a common foe--and that be you mate...
At last my brothers: The eternal war shall end as we join forces to bring #187785 to justice.
In closing, I'd just like to say
Yaaaarrrrr.
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I try to get worked up over the awful Jane Leeves-esque attempts at a regional accent, but in truth I'm glad the pirate wannabees dont get it right.
Its always a shock when you visit home and your sister refers to you as 'My lover'.
Yo ho ho (Score:3, Funny)
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Talk Like a Human Day? (Score:5, Funny)
"Arg, homey, that bitch could shiver me timber!"
Excuse me, I have to run to the bathroom.
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Ahoy! Did you sit on a belaying pin?
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Arrrh, Jim, Lad (Score:3, Funny)
Ye'd best heed the forestay, Jim, or we'll all be overboard. Pass another bottle of Wray and Nephew, if you'd be so kind... and watch the blasted wheel as you go! (billions of blistering blue barnacles)
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Dammit, Jim, I'm a DOCTOR, not a PIRATE!
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It surprises me a little that no one else seems to remember Le Chuck's audiobook course in everything Pirate.
Each month you receive a parrot...
Arrh. (Score:3, Insightful)
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Yeah but '"arrh" you gettin' a dell' wouldn't quite work then.
A Real Pirate (Score:2, Interesting)
This is great news for the environment!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Furthermore, it is clearly the case that the decline in pirates over the years has lead to a huge increase in global warming and other distasters. Only by promoting the pirate and his way of life can we hope to save this beautiful planet of ours!
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Ah, Slashdot, your subtle complexities never fail to intrigue and mystify....
Well Me Hearties. . . (Score:2, Funny)
It seems as if a mad-pack too many of you land-lubbers tried to board that poor ship at once, and she's capsized!*
Did any man-jack among you manage to capture the precious booty and abscond with it to a sturdier vessel before the original was blown to davy-jones?
Translations:
* You've slashdotted the server.
** Did anyone mirror it to a STABLE host like youtube or google video?
Piiiiratry a'talkin' world wiiide, I say (Score:2)
You can tell that this prank is becoming part of the cultural when even SlashDot runs a story about it, several days in advance. (BTW, I can't even remember how long ago it has now been since hearing about ITAPD on NPR... and it's been a re-occuring calendar event for me for three or four years now.)
Don't forget the official Theme Song... (Score:1)
Fictional pirate sayings (Score:1)
Well, atleast we know where kids these day got their language from.....
Bugger! (Score:2)
It does in San Francisco...
For Those Willing To Do A Little More Research (Score:3, Interesting)
There is an album out of pirate ballads, sea songs and chanteys as indicated below. My favorite rock singer Andrea Corr is on it, dragooned by her friendship with punk rocker Gavin Friday and rocker Bono who are also involved.
Wednesday June 21, 2006
GORE VERBINSKI, JOHNNY DEPP AND HAL WILLNER
JOIN FORCES WITH ANTI RECORDS FOR THE AUGUST 22 RELEASE:
"ROGUE'S GALLERY: PIRATE BALLADS, SEA SONGS & CHANTEYS"
BONO, STING, LOU REED, BRYAN FERRY, JOHN C. REILLY, RICHARD THOMPSON, LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III, LUCINDA WILLIAMS ARE AMONG THE DIVERSE ARTISTS ON THIS TRULY EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION
"The ocean. It's all about the vast blue that engulfs two thirds of the planet. The human being cast against that abyss creates an interesting bit of perspective. I think the sailors of the time were dancing with death, and these were their tunes. They resonate with people on some internal level that is not immediately obvious because it's not in our memory, it's in our blood. It operates on a cellular level. It's what makes us feel so alone."
--Gore Verbinski
Film director GORE VERBINSKI, actor JOHNNY DEPP and music producer HAL WILLNER have joined forces with ANTI RECORDS for the truly extraordinary two-CD set ROGUE'S GALLERY: PIRATE BALLADS, SEA SONGS & CHANTEYS. Due out August 22, the collection is filled with contemporary reinterpretations of songs from a genre of music that has all but disappeared. BONO, STING, NICK CAVE, BRYAN FERRY, LOU REED, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III, RICHARD THOMPSON, GAVIN FRIDAY, VAN DYKE PARKS, ANDREA CORR and RUFUS WAINWRIGHT are only a few of the distinguished artists who turn in uncompromising and honest performances that illuminate the power of traditional sea songs.
The idea for ROGUE'S GALLERY originated when Verbinski and Depp were working on their second film together, the upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. "I slowly became fascinated by the idea of a contemporary reinterpretation of the sea chantey," explains Verbinski. "I imagined the artists that I listen to and respect doing their take on this age-old music: the song of the sea."
Verbinski then "described the project in detail to my old friend Brett Gurewitz (owner of Epitaph and Anti) who immediately understood its wondrous and strange potential. I also asked Johnny Depp if it might be something that he would like to be involved with. He has a great musical aesthetic, and as my partner in the films, his opinion is one I value. I've always believed Johnny is a musician first and the actor thing is just his day job. We met with Brett and put together a list of artists that we intended to go after, but were immediately confounded with the question: who would produce? Who would be mad enough to take this on?"
The project took shape when Hal Willner became "the captain of this vessel," says Verbinski. "From that germinating withering pubic hair of an idea, Hal set sail and returned with what you hear today. He did everything." Willner brought his knack for matching maverick musicians with extraordinary material to the project, as shown on his best-selling Disney tribute album Stay Awake and his acclaimed tributes to Kurt Weill, Charles Mingus, Nino Rota and others.
"When I was asked to do the album, I went into a world I didn't know--which is what appealed to me," says Willner. Immersing himself in antique bookstores, eBay, old record stores, and the Internet for hours and hours, Willner collected some 600 songs and then went about narrowing the song selection down for the album. In March 2006, the recordings began--and the process was joyously freewheeling.
"We were just crawling around, just seeing who was around," he explains. "The Akron/Family was rehearsing, so we recorded them. And then we found Baby Gramps. And that's kind of how we worked all over. We'd go up to London or Dublin or to New York and L.A., with just a sketch and one or two things planned. And then we got on the phone. Most of the time people just came into the studi
We're doing this... (Score:2, Funny)
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http://www.bash.org/?9081 [bash.org]
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This be a fine piece of film work... (Score:1)
Don't talk about it, do it (Score:1)
pirate RPGing (Score:3, Interesting)
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Not fictional, simply uncommon. Reference "Under The Black Flag" by David Cordingly, page 131, and quite a few other books on the subject. To quote:
3 "arr"s (Score:1)
- RG>
Will Johnny Depp be participating? (Score:2)
Dave Barry and Roger McGuinn sing "John B's Sails" (Score:2)
Many more Seafaring songs on the site for your pleasure. [ibiblio.org]
Why are pirates called "pirates"?... (Score:2, Funny)
Yarr! (Score:1)
Yarrrrr (Score:1)
pirate day on distributed proofreaders (Score:1)
peace mark
Beware the triumverate (Score:1)