Pirates!

I was heading towards my mid-day class when I started to hear someone crying out. At first I was alarmed; could someone possibly be calling out for help? But no one else seemed to care. It was very faint but I could tell I was walking closer. As I got nearer to the source of the cries I started to question what I was hearing. These weren't cries of normal people, they sounded different. They sounded angry and I wasn't positive of what they were saying. The words I was hearing were similar to English, but not quite the same. Every now and then I would hear one these mystery people call out a loud "AAARRRRRRR!" Finally the origins of the sounds were visible to me. I could not believe my eyes, PIRATES!

The yelling I heard came from the half-dozen or so pirate clad students. They carried signs saying 'Save the pirates' or 'Help the pirate foundation.' Their pirate king was standing on a bench shouting to those who passed him, "Save the pirates", "Don't let the pirate way of life die" (with a strong pirate accent of course).


At this point I was totally and utterly perplexed. Why would these students come out here and do this? What motivated them? So I inquired in my class. I found out with an overwhelming response that that day happened to be Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept 19). Following this discovery I found something that would change my life forever. Not only was it Talk Like a Pirate Day, but the glorious and addicting Facebook also was taking part in the great that this day was.

As soon as class was over I ran back to my dorm and followed my fellow classmate’s instructions. At the bottom of a Facebook page there is a language option. Click on it and you get a list of languages, one of them says English (Pirate). Select it and let the fun begin. All the titles and labels are translated into pirate talk. The page is full of many ship references and plenty of AARRR's. If Facebook wasn't addicting enough, this new feature will surely add hours more a day to peoples Facebook enjoyment. So I encourage all of you to try this new form of Facebook and next year when you see a one legged man yelling profanities about scurvy and walking the plank you won't be a perplexed as I was.