Talk:International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Yarr!
Shiver me timbers! (couldn't help myself :) )--KrossTransmit? 16:52, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Arrrrrr 'appy holiday! 89.172.58.2 (talk) 18:57, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Yarrr, it be time to celebrate again, me fellow shipmates of Cap'n Jimbo's motley crew. May the wind be behind ye, the plunder piled high, and the rum flowin' free! AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:11, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Ahrrr! Yo-ho, it be that jolly, joyous time yet again, me hearties!  A round of grog for everyone, Yarrr harrr harrr! 97.124.67.111 (talk) 16:46, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

More than half of English pirates originated from Dorset and nearby counties. Yeoville and Portsmouth figure prominently. There is no documented evidence that they spoke like hillbilly farmers, but since only a few were educated they probably did. The "arrgh" exclamation is commonly attributed to south western farm peoples, so there is some reason to think English pirates did speak in a similar fashion.220.244.247.91 (talk) 04:06, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Yummy.
Krispy Kreme and Long John Silver's both have Pirate Day deals. Krispy Kreme gives you a free doughnut if you talk like a pirate and a dozen if you show up dressed as a pirate. Long John Silver's gives you a free piece of fish if you talk like a pirate. There may be other similar deals as well. Should this go under the Recognition section of the article? Oh, and arrrrr. Hellbus (talk) 23:58, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Avast! Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Yer Matey Elizium23 (parley) 04:34, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Pirates of Penzanze claim is original research
'This can be seen in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance, which is set in Cornwall; although the play did not (originally) use the phrase "arrr", the pirates used words with a lot of rrr's such as "Hurrah" and "pour the pirate sherry"'

Personally, I think this claim is plain silly. I mean, cherry pick a few words with an r in them from the lyrics and then claim they're significant in some way. In any case, this ought to to removed since it is clearly original researchand the only reference is to a web page about the opera. Ecadre (talk) 01:47, 18 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Gone ahead and removed the line. Whatever my opinion of the claim, it is clearly "original research", without any backing or citation. Ecadre (talk) 18:40, 16 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Ecadre, Well, in a way it makes sense. The English do enjoy making fun of Cornish and West Country accent, often choosing words with lots of 'R's to do so, and when that is not enough, throw in occasional "arr"/"yarr" sounds (all this pronounced with heavy emphasis on the 'R' sound that is often dropped in most other English accents). I'm curious, now, though, did Pirates of Penzance use a lot of 'R' alliteration (I've never seen any production of it)? If so, it may bolster that claim as that would be less likely to be accidental, BUT, it would still have needed a WP:RS. — al-Shimoni  (talk) 07:53, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Avast! Thar be a policy discussion in progress
Thar be a discussion a'policy in progress yonder at the Style Log which affects this hyar page, suggesting its capitalization of "like" should walk the plank. Add yer thoughts over thar, not hyar. Thank 'e. — Llywelyn II   13:48, 12 February 2016 (UTC)

I attempted to revert vandalism, but was unsuccessful
The page was vandalized, with unnecessary information about an international conflict added. I tried to revert it (see this revision) but was unsuccessful as I did not know how to properly use the tools. I just wanted to let Wikipedia admins know that I tried to correct it in good faith. Just an FYI! QuickWhitt7 (Talk/Contribs) 20:48, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * An IP editor caught it. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2022 (UTC)