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Introduction Contractually obligated Batman discussion Interview with Cap’n Slappy “I’m a Pirate” by The Pirate Guys Week 61 Spotlight: International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Most days you are trapped in your boring office job, forced to joylessly fill out TPS reports inside your tiny cubicle. But there …

While the calender is already overflowing with pointless holidays created by Hallmark in an effort to sell more greeting cards (Arbor Day? Secretary’s Day?), there is one obscure annual holiday that is actually worth celebrating – International Talk Like A Pirate Day. As the name implies, September 19th …

Last week, we ran a feature story on John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers, creators of International Talk Like A Pirate Day. One of the topics brought up during our interview with The Pirate Guys was one of the Internet's most heated debates: "Who would …

International Talk Like A Pirate Day is perhaps the only holiday that began as a sport's injury. On June 6, 1995, John Baur and Mark Summers were playing racquetball together when one of them strained a muscle and let out an "Arrr." They had no idea this one …