Talk Like A Pirate Day: Two Entrepreneurs Cash In On Fake Holiday

inc.com:

Computer games, t-shirts, bicycle parts, snack foods, you name it, International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLPD) has been used to shill it. The impromptu holiday got its official start in 2002 after two friends, John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers, were catapulted into the limelight by nationally-syndicated humor columnist Dave Barry, who wrote a column on their previously personal celebration.

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Comments

[revko]

Does this mean Fox News will begin "The War On Talk Like A Pirate Day" segments?

[Viper]

Fake holiday.... and Christmas and Easter are not? LOL


Regards

[Phalanxman]

I wish I could say something funny, or intelligent, or witty or even informative about this article and "Talk Like a Pirate Day." But when I went to the site, my computer was so overwhelmed by pop-ups, "survey" requests and ads, that it froze up at first, and I didn't bother sticking around to read the story. Morale: You want me to read your site, and maybe look at the ads, then don't annoy me.

However, I can ask: What kind of socks do pirates wear?? Why, aaaaarrggghyle! of course.

[sordidspellings]

It's a shame they can commercialize such a sacred holiday.

[TwistedTidings]

If you can give a Talk Like A Pirate Day greeting card, it must be a real holiday:
http://twistedtidings.com/talipiday.html

[wadenelson1]

Arrghhh! I'll teach ya ta call it a FAKE Holiday swabbie!!!!

[rascalish]

Don't forget to pick up your Pirate supplies at the Pirate store in SF.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/826_Valencia

Get ye some mermaid bait.....or repellant.....your choice.

[wadenelson1]

Is Daryl Hannah still doing that gig?

What kind of bait should I use? $50 Sushi hand rolls?

[blueskybigstar]

Like how Hallmark made up mother's day and father's day.

[usa loveit or changeit]

Talk-like-­a-pirate-d­ay is so played out and tired.

[wadenelson1]

Arrrrghhhh!

[zoe27]

Best idea for a new holiday I've heard (my daughter's boyfriend told me about it, but I forget where he heard it)...

Spocktoberfest!

A drinking holiday for nerds. THAT'S something I can get behind.

[Truthahn]

Arrrr. I be detectin' landlubbers in this here thread. Hoist yer mainsails and be on yer way. Yer bleedin' negativity be unwelcome on this poopdeck.

[american-dolt]

Shiver me gonads, this is stupid

[rivahcat]

Ahoy, me hearties! Arrrrrr....... (just practicing for tomorrow)

[PRONESE]

Avast Ye Landlubbers!
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ARRRRGH! or (Was it: "Stagger Stagger, Stumble Stumble, Crawl Crawl? or Was it: Crawl Crawl, Stagger Stagger, Stumble Stumble?") Yellowbeard...
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Posish!
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R/ PRONESE

[StAlphonso]

I proclaim this day "National Talk Like A Republic@n Day"

"Rush is right!"
"N@zi!"
"Duh...N@zi!"