If you grew up with Star Wars, you might not understand how someone could have grown up without seeing the original trilogy (let’s just not even talk about Hayden Christansen, okay?). I suppose, if I wanted to tie this in with the whole intuition-Jedi-thing, and my love of movies, I could make a case for why this belongs here… ah, forget it. Just watch this, it’s hilarious:

(and thanks to @trib of Acid Labs for the heads up…)

Ye may not be knowin’ this ‘bout yer ol’ trusty mate, but fer one day each year, I enjoys talkin’ like eh “gentlemen o’ fortune” (that there’s a pirate, to ye landlubbers).

Don’t be havin’ the Davies, now — I not be the only one; September 19th ‘tis Talk Like A Pirate Day ‘round the world.

Now, if ye be a lily-livered squiffy, ye won’t be wantin’ te read no further. But if ye have a stout heart, and ye be yearnin’ fer a life in the sweet trade, then ye’ll be wantin’ te see the links I be spreadin’ through this here post… they’ll be showin’ ye how to transform ye’self from a bilge-rat eatin’ sprong to a swashbucklin’ buccaneer!

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