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Show Us How You 'Talk Like a Pirate'

Updated: Friday, 17 Sep 2010, 9:49 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 17 Sep 2010, 7:46 AM EDT

(myFOXDetroit.com Staff Reports) - Avast! It be wise of you to talk like a pirate on Sunday. That's because Sep. 19 is the annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day .

The Irish Times reports Oregon natives John Baur and Mark Summers established the day back in 1996. The chose the date because it was Summers' ex-wife's birthday.

Here's a list of pirate words you can use throughout the day, but remember, you must use exclaimed pronunciation and throw a snarl into your voice to make it 'pirate-like'.

  • Aarr
  • Avast!
  • Ahoy!
  • Lubber
  • Smartly

Learn more about the day at the official website here . Oh, an if you need help coming up with proper pirate language, check out this Pirate Language Translator .

We want to hear your best pirate impersonations. Shoot video of yourself talkin' like a pirate and send it to us. Just click 'Produce' in the video player below to upload your video. Or you can email your mobile videos using our FOX 2 iPhone applicaton . Let's see those pirates!

 

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