Completely mindless rant from former world traveller now provincial dweller

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

I live in a regional town, and work at a regional university.

Today is international pirate day.

(just wait, this link will become clear.............................now)

There is a house that is clearly a student house at the end of the univeristy driveway, just as you turn onto the main street.

When I drove past this morning before work, they had put up a poster that said

International Talk Like a Pirate Day - 19th September

and suspended white sheets and ropes to resemble sails.

On my way back from lunch at about 1pm, they had erected a pirate ship in the front yard (that has been painted) with masts (3), and there was a boy dressed as pirate, wearing a blue Jackie Howe, with a forex in hand, next to a sign that says....................




Honk if you like Booty (argggggh!)



This is one of the best things I have seen all year, and deffo the funniest thing I have seen today.


So - as if you need an excuse - talk like a pirate!!

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