According to founders of this special day, Mark Summers, also known as Cap'n Slappy and John Baur, Ol'Chumbucket, "Talk Like a Pirate Day" is when you can let your swagger growl and allow your inner buccaneer out to play.
And it appears that many social media users decided to do just that, celebrating the holiday that began merely as an inside joke between two friends back in 1995.
Ahoy, mateys! Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day!!https://t.co/C11Ufqy47N#TalkLikeAPirateDay pic.twitter.com/aCMYl6dr5F
— Pee-wee Herman (@peeweeherman) 19 сентября 2017 г.
What did one #PennState pirate say to the other? 🤔
— Penn State (@penn_state) 19 сентября 2017 г.
We Arrrrrrrrre. 🤣#TalkLikeAPirateDay ⚓ pic.twitter.com/uyhSp9NmlQ
Some Twitter users cracked ‘pirate talk’ jokes or flaunted their pirate costumes.
How to talk science like a pirate for #talklikeapirateday pic.twitter.com/SLtBFsYtgp
— Errant Science (@ErrantScience) 19 сентября 2017 г.
To err is human but don't be arrsking to have ye treasure looted. Yo ho, thieves be kept at bay if you lock up. Savvy? #TalkLikeAPirateDay pic.twitter.com/K42LkJYFPr
— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) 19 сентября 2017 г.
Getting my Pirate on at work today for #TalkLikeAPirateDay pic.twitter.com/Rpgzd6tRhS
— Runic (@RunicNZ) 18 сентября 2017 г.
Others joked about the ‘pirate’ subtext of otherwise mundane things.
Where do pirates shop? #TalkLikeAPirateDay pic.twitter.com/ah14hif5mN
— Target (@Target) 19 сентября 2017 г.
And yet others apparently sought to get really creative to make this celebration truly worth remembering.
TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY…
— Ukulele Ray (@ukuleleray) 19 сентября 2017 г.
THE UKULELE RAY WAY!#TalkLikeAPirateDay #pirate #pirates #TalkLikeAPirate #funny #comedy #ukulele #PirateDay pic.twitter.com/AfuOSevjFY
And us? Well, it’s just another day in the busy world of Sputnik!
