(ITLAPD) is a holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol’ Chumbucket) and
Mark Summers (Cap’n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September
19th each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate.
For example, an observer of this holiday would greet friends not with
“Hello,” but with “Ahoy, matey!”
According to Summers, the day is the only
holiday to come into being as a result of a sports injury. He has stated that
during a racquetball game between Summers and Baur, one of them reacted to the
pain with an outburst of “Aaarrr!”, and the idea was born. That game
took place on June 6, 1995, but out of respect for the observance of D-Day,
they chose Summers’ ex-wife’s birthday, as it would be easy for him to
remember.
At first an inside joke between two
friends, the holiday gained exposure when John Baur and Mark Summers sent a
letter about their invented holiday to the American syndicated humor columnist
Dave Barry in 2002. Barry liked the idea and promoted the day. Growing media coverage of the holiday after
Barry’s column has ensured that this event is now celebrated internationally,
and Baur and Summers now sell books and T-shirts on their website related to
the theme. Part of the success for the international spread of the holiday has
been attributed to non-restriction of the idea or trade marking, in effect
opening the holiday for creativity and “viral” growth.
In the above video, these two will teach ye
lubbers the basics of talkin’ like a pirate
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