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Arriving at my desk this morning I was informed that today is in fact, not merely 19th September, not merely a Friday (cause enough for celebration surely!?), today is also International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Far from Pirates being the thieving, smelly, and somewhat questionable individuals we have been led to believe, they are (or were?) actually chivalrous gents, misunderstood due to common mistranslations of the vocabulary they use. Honest……

This being the case I have stuck a USB Owl to my shoulder, rolled up my trousers, adopted a squint and my best piratey accent for the day, even going so far as to insist on having Skull and Crossbone Icecubes in all my drinks.

Unfortunately by about midday everyone had stopped talking to me after I had referred to them as “scurvy dogs”, “Bilge Rats”, and a few other choice piratey expressions. I’ve also discovered Pirate style chat-up-lines are best avoided, unless of course you are looking for a reason to wear an eye-patch.

The moral of the story is that although Talk Like A Pirate day should be great fun, make sure everyone is else is willing to join in first. Now where’s the wench with me grog?