Talk Like a Pirate Day

Invented in 1995 on a racquetball court, popularized by Dave Barry.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day was invented in 1995 by two friends, John Baur and Mark Summers, during a racquetball game, and was popularized globally after humor columnist Dave Barry wrote about it in 2002. It is now observed in dozens of countries. The pirate accent most people associate wi