From the DAILY KOS:

Winston Churchill: "Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest arrr!'"

Arrgh!!!!! that was awful! --FLO--

Shiver me timbers, how did ya know me favorite letter was Arrrgh?

Yar!!! Oi look-see'd this post and set right away to pirate-talk, and doubt I'll stop 'afore the sun gets et by the sea monster at the edge of the world.

My timbers are shivering so hard from the drum of rum that when im pizzin' from the mizzenmast Oi can't hit the head of the squabby ships' mate below me, so clean up that captains' mess and set hard for starboard!! Oi see land, Oi do, and we gots treasure to hide!

btw, what is a pirates favorite kind of sock?

ARRRRRRgyle, of course :p

>>John Aravosis of AMERICABLOG has posted his "talk like a Pirate" day offering.

>>I'm not sure whose top ten list it is,

>>But personally, I like #4.

>>I think #5 might get you slapped, but that can be fun yanno

>>enjoy

Top Ten Pickup lines for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day

10 . Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?

9. Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?

8. Come on up and see me urchins.

7. Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.

6. I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.

5. Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?

4. How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?

3. Ya know, darlin’, I’m 97 percent chum free.

2. Well blow me down?

And the number one pickup line for use on International Talk Like a Pirate Day is

1. Prepare to be boarded.

True tale of celebrating National Pirate Day in a College Level Classroom!

While attending the local college a teacher had projected a website on to the screen to celebrate pirate day. As he is reading through the list one of the items said something about a "Chum bucket" BUT the teacher said "Cum bucket!" Realizing that he just said the wrong thing he gasped, turned six shades of pink and ran from the class room. Meanwhile we all busted out laughing.

What does Allen Greenspan sound like?

ohh...pirate ship what fun...sure I'll join!...Much better than being trapped on board ship with a mad english sea captain, and I don't care if she is a woman. That Mons-O-War was the hell o me life it was!

Yeees, and I can sew, but please...please...just don't sew me mouth shut!

May we do theatre on the island, that's so fun! You see me got shang-hi'd at a wee place called the Delivery Room...wish'd I'd never been born, I did!

the disgruntled domestic

chilli-