Pirates of Passion

Arrrr, mateys! September the nineteenth, it is official Talk Like a Pirate Day!

But the pirate's language is often unintelligible to the uninitiated. And so, so that you too may be celebrating this most Carnal of holidays, I Ramón the Mink of Love present to you my guide on how to be Talking Like the Pirate. Practice the phrases below, and remember to be using the best low, throaty piratey voice that you can. So when the pirate is coming up to you and saying, “Yo ho ho, me little bilge rat. Let us be explorin' Davy Jones' Locker for the tools to be shiverin' yer timber,” you'll be knowing exactly the proper response!

Read over these examples until you are memorizing all of them. With a little luck, you too will be plundering some booty on this Talk Like a Pirate Day!