General / Language · 2005-09-12

It’s almost that time again, kids

Avast! Talk Like a Pirate Day is just around th’ corner — next Monday, September 19th. Better get practicin’, and make sure to lay in a supply of grog.

This year the TLAPD website has a countdown timer to The Day, instructions on how to talk like a pirate in German, and much, much more.

I have a theory (which is mine) that there is no human endeavor that can’t be made more complicated. I think TLAPD provides ample proof. (Not that we didn’t already have enough.) We seem to be hurtling towards the singularity, and we can blame it on the Participation Age