For those who served in the RVAH Community, their families, and friends!
Avast Ye Mateys....
September 19th , ya scurvy dogs... By using the power vested in us by the International Board of Chubby Old Bald Pirate Guys, we are here to remind you that this is a major holiday....
It’s once again...
TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!!
“Soooo, Cap’n Chubby Graybeard...” (that’s my pirate name....) “How can a person such as myself, erudite and lucid, learn how to conversate and communicate in the manner of a swash buckling freebooter?”
Well matey... I’m here to learn ya....
The first part of learning how to Talk Like a Pirate (hereafter known as TLAP because I’m a lazy typer...) is to learn the 5 “A” s...
These are the 5 words that are essential to any pirate vocabulary and form the basis for any conversation... These words are...
Ahoy is the generic pirate greeting... when you meet someone in the hall, you say, “Ahoy” and you can add a “matey” or “ya scurvy dog” or something similar to make it more personable...
This is a way of getting someone’s attention... it’s the pirate version of “HEY!!” or “DUDE!!” as in... “Avast! Beware yon banana peel!”
This is pirate speak for “You betcha” or “I agree”.... As in, “Aye, you be so right Cap’n...”
Not the same as “Aye”... Two “ayes” indicates that you understand and will do what you’re told... as in “Aye, aye Cap’n, I’ll get ye those spreadsheets as soon as I finish me grog”
And finally, the most important of the 5 “A”s...
This one is the most universal and can mean anything you want it to mean... As in...
“Ahoy matey, would ye be wantin’ to go to lunch?”
“Arrrgghhhh” (this could be a yes, or a no, depending on inflection...
“Arrrgggghhhh” can be used in place of any of the other 4 “A”s but be careful not to overuse it or it loses it efficacy...
(Would a pirate use the word “efficacy”?
Maybe not... but how about “Efficacy, Arrrrggghhhhh”? See? That works...)
The next step in TLAP is some basic rules...
First off, if you start every sentence with “Arrrgghhhh, me hearties” in a deep raspy voice (use that part of your vocal cords that you use when you’re clearing your throat... ) ye’ll find that the rest of pirate talkin’ be comin’ easy to ya...
Nope... a pirate would refer to it as “a great, grand undertakin’, fraught with scary danger, fancy charts, and peril!”.
“Going to lunch” would be “Arrrggghh.... We be headin’ out to fill our gullets with fine vittles and cheap grog...”
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Said Arrrgggg to meself in the dirty mirror & saw a scared scurvy dog looking back ye with a empty mug of grog !!!!!!!!!
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