Every once in awhile, some fun-loving soul comes along with an idea that is so original and new that your first reaction is, “Those folks should be on meds!”
International Talk Like a Pirate Day, held annually on Sept. 19th was originally created by John Baur & Mark Summers. (Why in the world didn’t we think of it first?) As the name suggests, whether you are in the “little latitudes” or not, you should be speaking like a pirate today. Is this a fun idea or what?
Baur & Summers came up with the idea in 1995. The holiday came into being as a result of a racquetball injury! Even crazier, they decided to chose Summers’ ex-wife’s birthday for the day of celebration as it would be easy for him to remember!
Enjoyed as an inside joke between two friends for years, the holiday gained exposure when syndicated columnist Dave Barry promoted the holiday in 2002. Check out the Miami Herald if you would like to see the article as it was written by Barry.
While Blackbeard & Anne Bonne may be our favorite pirates in the days of old, our personal favorite “pirate” of today’s world is Micheal Beans. Beans continues to entertain with a huge amount of energy and success in his efforts to improve the health, education & welfare of the underprivileged children of Ile LaVache in Haiti.
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