Friday, September 19, 2008

Pirates

Alas, today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and I'm home sick with a head that feels about two sizes too large to be contained in my current skull, combined with a wicked sore throat and sneezing. All in all, not very pirate-y feeling. I can barely muster up a half-hearted "arrgh". There will certainly be no looting or pillaging in my current state.

Instead, I encourage my northern blogger brethren to feel free to go on a pirating spree. Go forth and terrify your local communities by wearing an eye-patch, swinging around a cutlass and generally making a massive nuisance of yourself. Besides, isn't it past time you had people in town looking at you even more strangely than normal.

As for myself, I think I might settle down and watch the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and read "Polly and the Pirates".



It's not a particularly terrifying pirate tale, but the story of a boarding school girl who finds out her mom was a Pirate Queen and hid away a massive secret treasure is amusing enough fare when your brain is a stage up from mush, as mine is today.

Anyway, go have fun. Arrgh and all that good stuff. Drink a grog or two for me.

Last Five
1. When we are together - Texas
2. City of blinding lights - U2*
3. Over my head - The Fray
4. Sleep spent - Death Cab for Cutie
5. Gypsy biker - Bruce Springsteen

6 comments:

Ron said...

The most wonderful day of the year!!

Anonymous said...

And I shall listen to the Arrogant Worms' "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate".

Arrgh Metis (It's a Riely funny joke)

towniebastard said...

"The Last Saskatchewan Pirate"...gods, its been years since I've listen to that song. That and "Carrot Juice is Murder."

And yes, a Riely small joke indeed....

Anonymous said...

get better dude

Kate Nova said...

That pirate kinda looks like Buffy.

towniebastard said...

A bit like Buffy, I must admit. I think you might actually like the it, even though its a b&w book. It goes for about $10 at Chapters.