Blimey! The so-called Golden Age of Piracy, in the 17th and 18th centuries, has long captured our imaginations, and inspired books and movies about swashbucklers on the high seas. So much do Americans love pirates, that they created a holiday dedicated to blabberin" like one. Talk Like a Pirate Day was first imagined in 1995 by two Oregon residents who pitched the idea to columnist Dave Barry. From there, it went viral. These days, Sept 19 is celebrated internationally, with major brands and media personalities joining in the silliness. We’re fans, too. Just picture us typin" this here with an eye patch, peg leg, an" pocket-full o" swag doubloons. Arrrrrr!
Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
Today in History
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Ambassadors of the airwaves
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Autumn comes to the Porcupines
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You won’t see this on Mulberry Street
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World Environment Day
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Layton, Utah
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Freeze frame
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A viewer with a view
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day
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Rising up from the black sand like rock gods
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’Chess on ice’
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Barcelona bids farewell to summer
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
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Punakaiki on South Island, New Zealand
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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World Bee Day
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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World Rainforest Day
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Spread some love with Bing
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World Migratory Bird Day
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A most sincere pumpkin patch
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Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
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Landscape Architecture Month
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A long winter’s nap, perhaps?
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It s only Wednesday
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High trekking season in Upper Mustang