International Talk Like a Pirate Day

The International Talk Like a Pirate Day ( Talk - like-a - pirate - day) is a parodic holiday. It was founded in 1995 by the Americans John Baur ( " Ol ' Chumbucket " ) and Mark Summers ( " Cap'n Slappy " ) due to its romanticized, idealized vision of the so-called "Golden Age of Piracy " was launched.

The day is celebrated annually on September 19. On this day one should use "Hello" formulations or accents according to the cliché of a supposedly special " pirate language" for example, instead of the usual salutations like. In addition, this day is a holiday of Pastafarianismus.

First, the whole thing was more an internal fun Baur and Summers '. Only when the two friends the famous columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Dave Barry reported from their newfound holiday, and this then in 2002 wrote a column, other media took notice of it. This idea got wider and international attention.