On September 19, it is officially "National Talk Like a Pirate Day". This is one of those holidays that is sheer fun and offers people an opportunity to dress up and/or just talk like a pirate for a day.
With the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy starring Johnny Depp making millions of dollars, the theme of this holiday is one that is catching up quickly to the American masses.
The holiday was started by John Baur and Mark Summers on June 6, 1995. While playing in a racquetball game, the two encouraged each other by talking like pirates. Since the day was the anniversary of World War II's D-Day, the two thought of the idea to make this into a holiday.
Summers decided on September 19, the birthday of his ex-wife. Due to his marriage to someone with that birthday, it would be easy for him to remember. They also decided that Dave Barry, the nationally-syndicated humor columnist, would be the holiday's spokesperson.
Seven years after celebrating it with just a small group of friends, they got in contact with Barry in 2002. After e-mail communication between Barry and the guys, Barry wrote an article in his column about them and the holiday.
Since then, it has been national with people looking for pirate jokes, pirate translations and other forms of pirate lingo. The number of pirate sites with a dictionary, pirate names and sayings has increased.
It is safe to say that "National Talk Like A Pirate Day" has taken the country by storm.
