You'd think a pirate's favorite letter is RRRR. Nay, scallawags! It's the C he's in love with.
These are the kinds of jokes you can get away with on Talk Like a Pirate Day on Saturday, Septemberrrr 19. And yarrrr, you best get all the booty before this ship sails.
Pirate your computer
Use this link on Google and Google's searrrrch function will be translated into pirate speak.
For a deeper dive into Treasure Island, go to Facebook.com and find the down arrow in the top navigation. Click on Settings. Then under Language, change to English (pirate). Beware: Facebook goes big on the pirate thing. All your prospective new friends are Cap'n So-and-So and to accept a new one, you click "Aye!" You can change "yer particulars" if you want to switch back to boring old English. But g'luck guessing how to do that, ya scallawags! (Tip: Adjust ye riggin's will get you back to Settings.)
Stock up on free fish, sailarrrrs!
A little effort and you're guaranteed free booty. Those who talk like a pirate at Long John Silver's get one free fish tender. Those who dress like one get a two-piece fish tender basket. You wear that gold hoop earring, eye patch and bandana ever'day, dont'cha matey? Go for the two-piecer. Don't let the rules ruin your fun, though; tell 'em to walk the plank if they don't like your getup.
Participating Long John Silver's:
- 6130 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas
- 2621 S Westmoreland St., Dallas
- 3606 S Polk St., Dallas
- 2065 S. Buckner Blvd., Dallas
- 9375 Forest Lane, Dallas
- 3106 Forest Lane, Dallas
- 400 W Irving Blvd., Irving
- 1414 N Town E Blvd., Mesquite
- 1604 E Belt Line Road, Richardson
- 5621 Broadway Blvd., Garland
- 680 W Hwy 303, Grand Prairie
- 1308 E. Pleasant Run Road, Desoto
- 2624 Midway Road, Carrollton
Get the dough(nuts), then scram
Give 'em a little yo, ho ho talk and you can get one free glazed doughnut at Krispy Kreme. If you'd rather do some serious pillaging, talk like a pirate and dress in full pirate gear. You'll get a dozen free glazed doughnuts for your efforts.
You'll have to follow more rules: Here's a list of acceptable pirate costuming.
Find your pirate name
Entertain the kiddies
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Legoland Discovery Center in Grapevine has a special Pirate Beach for kids 3 to 10 years old. It's designed like a pirate ship and includes cannons, treasure chests and spraying water. Bring yer water shorts, kiddies; you're in for a soaking. If you go at 11 a.m. Saturday, Legoland will unveil a huge, new mosaic made of nearly 83,000 Lego bricks.
Tickets to Legoland start at $15.75 per person. Kids 2 and under are free.
Eat at Arrrrby's
So, Arby's is not offering specials for Talk Like a Pirate Day. But boy, you could really surprise the cashiers if you walk in wearing full pirate garb, going on and on about your Beef and Cheddarrrrr sandwich with a side of currrrly fries and a Dr Pepparrrr. Yes, you should definitely do this.
