Avast!

I've just been made aware that September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day! Arrr!

So if you've been looking for an excuse to use terms like avast, grog, lubber and smartly me lass, this is it!

And here's a pirate joke for you to enjoy:

A seaman meets a pirate in a bar, and talk turns to their adventures on the sea. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg-leg, a hook, and an eye patch.

The seaman asks, "So, how did you end up with the peg-leg?" The pirate replies, "We were in a storm at sea, and I was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as me men were pullin' me out, a shark bit me leg off."

"Wow!" said the seaman. "What about your hook"? "Well", replied the pirate, "We were boardin' an enemy ship and were battlin' the other sailors with swords. One of the scallywags cut off me hand."

"Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye patch"? "A seagull droppin' fell into me eye," replied the pirate.

Puzzled, the sailor asked, "You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?"

"Well," said the pirate, "it was me first day with the hook."