Shiver me timbers

My apologies for the lack of postage recently ... have been in somewhat of a creative slump of late, which hopefully will be improving soon. In the meantime, I'm taking some time today to celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day, a fun holiday where one tries to use as may Pirate phrases as possible during normal conversation. I mean, how many times have you wanted to tell your boss or a co-worker to "Avast, landlubber and walk the plank, ye scurvy dog!!"? Well today you can, with no consequences. The day has even been adopted by the Long John Silver's restaurant chain, who have been talking like Pirates since way back in 1969.

Here's a few other general-purpose Pirate phrases you can use today:

• "Well I'll be hornswaggled!"
• "Hoist the Jolly Roger, matey!"
• "Yo ho ho and a bottle o' rum!"
• "Aye, me barnacle-covered bucko!"
• "Hang 'im from the yardarm!"

If all else fails, try this handy translator. Or see another at this site. In any case, today's the day to plan on some serious pillagin', plunderin' and consumin' o' the rum!

Arrrrrr!