1. Aaaaar! Ye have cancer, Mr Finkelstein.
2. Aaaar! Be leavin’ you, I will, and fightin’ fer custody of th’ youngins, damn yer eyes
3. Aar! That joint be not mine, old father!
4. Aaaaaaaar! Home a day early, ye are, husband. This varmint a poor stranger be who lost his clothes.
5. Aaar! ‘Twas my right of way!
6. Aaar! The tightening of credit conditions has the potential to intensify the housing correction and restrain economic growth more generally, aar. Today’s action is intended to forestall some of the adverse effects on the broader economy that might otherwise arise from the disruptions in financial markets, aaaar!
7. Aaar! Yer brat should not play so near me pit bull doggie, aar!
8. Aaar! Come out with your hands up, blast ye!
9. Aaaar! Lass, ye come upon me unawares! I bought these for the articles, be it so!
10. Aaaaaaar! Peace be upon he who follows the guidance: People of America this talk of mine is for you and concerns the ideal way to prevent another Manhattan, and deals with the war and its causes and results, avast!

Tags: pirates, talk like a pirate, talk like a pirate day, avast, aar! aaar!

Filed under: Memes

67 Responses to “Inappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks”

1. Cossacks Breaking News said on 3 January 2008 at 3:25 am:

   youre only after the cash booty. Pirates base their careers on the element of surprise. Likewise, marketers Д the lily-livered bilge rats they be Д need to «www.grokdotcom.com». Have fun with you email campaigns. Talk like a pirate, even. Just «www.zeldman.com» Posted in Business by: webmaster No Comments

2. Digital Digressions v2.0 said on 14 November 2007 at 1:02 am:

   So, rationalizing all the way, I have decided that today is my Talk Like a Pirate Day, because I “do what I want ‘cuz a pirate is free, and I arrrrrrr a pirate!” And because I be a rebel, here arrrrr someinappropriate Talk Like a Pirate Day remarrrrrrrks! (Shiver me timbers! That video be arrrrrfully bad. Though I do like the techno dance party about 1:25 into it.) < * > ~ < * > ~ < * > Holy crap, San Jose State State professor Henry Lowood is teaching an online class on

3. Design Feeder said on 7 October 2007 at 12:28 pm:

   Inappropriate ?Talk Like a Pirate Day? remarks

4. Grumpy Gamer said on 27 September 2007 at 7:07 pm:

   What I’m Surfing… Quantum GamingFREE Skull Font!Inappropriate Talk Like a Pirate Day remarksLargest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an islandEvolution is Not Just a TheoryiPhoneRandom AssemblySteam Trek: The Moving PictureTurn Off Your Damn Cell Phone.Star Trek PornChuck the Plant

5. Council of Country Code Administrators Limited - Powered By Kayako SupportSuite said on 27 September 2007 at 3:21 pm:

   Inappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks[www.zeldman.com] “Aaaaaaaar! Home a day early, ye are, husband. This varmint a poor stranger be who lost his clothes.” :)

6. Web Standards Planet | Freshly Syndicated Standards said on 27 September 2007 at 8:48 am:

   Inappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks

7. Ryan Tomayko said on 26 September 2007 at 9:07 pm:

   Inappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks[www.zeldman.com] “Aaaaaaaar! Home a day early, ye are, husband. This varmint a poor stranger be who lost his clothes.” :)

8. Designer's Bloc | Bookmarks for Web Professionals said on 25 September 2007 at 5:27 pm:

   Photoshop Logo Backlash Photoshop’s new logo… Yeah, the thought/speach bubble with the hole in it. Other people hate it, too. You’re not alone. Read the comments on this article by John Nack to feel better.Inappropriate Pirate Talk Arr! Hot on the heels of his disturbing “Bruce Willis Catch Phrases” post, Master Zeldman has put together a crow’s nest list of things ye sure’n shouldn’t say on International Talk Like a Pirate Day (which is today, by the

9. somatablet.com said on 25 September 2007 at 5:05 am:

   permalink One US dollar buys exactly one Canadian dollar 9/20/2007 That hasn’t happened in my lifetime… the Euro is also at an all time high against the dollar; it costs $1.40 to buy 1€.Inappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks9/19/2007 “Aaaaaaaar! Home a day early, ye are, husband. This varmint a poor stranger be who lost his clothes.” No more NYTimes Select 9/18/2007 “Effective Sept. 19, we are ending TimesSelect. All of our online readers will now be able to

10. digitalmud.ca said on 25 September 2007 at 3:03 am:

    from last year, and The Unofficial Apple Weblog has an iPhone app that you can use to give yourself a pirate makeover. That be if ye’r one of the scruvy dogs who has an iPhone. Another Update: Zeldman has somesuggestionsabout things that you should avoid saying as a pirate, if only to avoid some awkwardness.

11. Miuty-licious said on 22 September 2007 at 11:22 pm:

    sing about piratey things

12. inappropriate | insearchofabrilliantwhitecloud.com said on 22 September 2007 at 9:25 pm:

    Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Methinks ye be needing more lube for this booty, me hearty! Related: • Comment • on • Inappropriate • Talk • Like • a • Pirate • Day • remarks • by •Comment on Inappropriate ?Talk Like a Pirate Day? remarks by Dan …Avast! Ye be a great entertainer, m?boy. But surely there be more inappropriate lines than these! Related: • Comment • on • Inappropriate • Talk • Like • a • Pirate • Day • remarks

13. Bug Girl’s Blog said on 21 September 2007 at 8:01 pm:

    Zeldman

14. krootoo .5 said on 20 September 2007 at 9:33 pm:

    Arr,Inappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks. Schon wieder, arr. Kann man aber mit kleinen Huldigungen sicher wieder gutmachen. Oder ein Piratenliedchen trällern

15. Fairweather Zealot said on 20 September 2007 at 6:36 pm:

    ” You Know You’re Worth It Great infographic from Indexed target=”_blank”>Zeldman vs. Facebook – amusing. Chocolate Rain by Chad Vader – a hilarious parody of the original Chocolate RainInnappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarksAaar… Feldman’s on a roll lately. Honestly. Another great reason to bookmark this site/add it to your RSS feed. —————- Now playing: KT Tunstall – “Night Like Peppers”

16. Sitez said on 20 September 2007 at 5:18 pm:

    Inappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks

17. clampants said on 19 September 2007 at 9:05 pm:

    Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Inappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks

18. Mexijew.com said on 19 September 2007 at 8:40 pm:

    Avast mateys, it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day! In celebration o’ this holiday, we be repostin’ Cap’n Jeffrey Zeldman’s “Inappropriate Talk Like a Pirate Day remarks” , aaar! Aaaaar! Ye have cancer, Mr Finkelstein. Aaaar! Be leavin’ you, I will, and fightin’ fer custody of th’ youngins, damn yer eyes Aar! That joint be not mine, old father! Aaaaaaaar! Home a day early, ye are, husband. This varmint a poor

19. Planck's Constant said on 19 September 2007 at 8:06 pm:

    on lettuce an’ served wi’ vinegar an’ oil. Or anythin’ a seafarin’ hearty chef can put together. 2) a mixture or assortment; a potpourri. Yarr. Others be speakin’ swashbuckler today: Perri Nelson’s Website The Bullwinkle Blog UW Libraries BlogJeffrey Zeldman PresentsPirate’s Cove (naturally) Wiki Entry fer Talk Like A Pirate Day The Pirate Name Generator has blessed me wi’ th’ name Keel-Haulin’ Darius Blythe, instead o’ plain old Bernie. Flickr International Talk like a Pirate Photos

20. Jason Santa Maria | Articles said on 19 September 2007 at 6:25 pm:

    s because it’s a stunning example of mediocrity, all at once bland, derivative, and unimaginative. These are some of the the tools we use to create, we want them to shine, not sputter. † Zeldman:Inappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks. Aaaar! Lass, ye come upon me unawares! I bought these for the articles, be it so! † Subtraction: Think Like a Dog, an inside look into Khoi’s dog (Mister President), by way of a Logic Flowchart.

21. delagar said on 19 September 2007 at 3:04 pm:

    Roll out the rum! Roll out the eye-patches! Roll out the pirate jokes! (What’s a pirate’s favorite subject? ARRR-ithmatic!) Also, essential tool: Lubber to Pirate translator! And this: Pirate jokes! See alsoZeldman!

22. Claudia Snell :: Digital Media Producer said on 19 September 2007 at 10:03 am:

    Anyway, have the appropriate amount of fun talking like a pirate today. Don’t actually go pirating. You’ll just regret that.  Update: Jeffrey Zeldman has some advise on what NOT to say on Talk Like a Pirate day:Inappropriate Talk Like A Pirate Day Remarks. Thank you Zeldman. I think you’ve saved some folks some trouble Posted in talk like a pirate day, fun, worcester massachusetts, claudia snell, humor, cool stuff | No Comments »

23. Insanity’s Oasis said on 19 September 2007 at 8:37 pm:

    Here be a list of what not to say

24. head-smashed-in said on 18 September 2008 at 5:23 pm:

    Zeldman.com presents someInappropriate “Talk Like a Pirate Day” remarks. There doesn’t seem to be a “Talk like a parrot day”, international or otherwise.

25. 
    Ethan said on 19 September 2007 at 8:32 am:

    Dread Pirate Osama. You win at memes, sir.

26. 
    JJMoho said on 19 September 2007 at 8:51 am:

    Arr, motherfucker!

    Oops… wrong post?

27. 
    Trip Kirkpatrick said on 19 September 2007 at 9:30 am:

    No no no, it’s “Aarrrrrr”, from the back of the throat.

28. 
    tq said on 19 September 2007 at 9:49 am:

    In keeping with this post – A Pirate’s Keyboard

29. 
    Ben Kendall said on 19 September 2007 at 10:39 am:

    @Trip
    I thought it was more from the gut, gotta start the rumbling down low to produce a good quality “Arrrrr” with all the proper tonal variances.

    Also it’s probably inappropriate to use “Arr” in conjunction with any non-pirate kids song. Such as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, very bad form to put an “arr” before it. Can’t think of any piratey kids songs off hand so it’s probably safe to say no “arr”s in kids songs. Then again pirates can pretty much do what they want, provided they can take the consequences should they be caught.

    “Arrrr Woot!” is also probably right out.

30. 
    Jesse said on 19 September 2007 at 10:59 am:

    @Ben Kendall –

    Twinkle twinkle little starrrr,
    I be wonderin’ what ye arrr.
    Up above th’ mast so high,
    Like a diamond, catch’d me eye.
    Twinkle twinkle little starrrr,
    I be wonderin’ what ye arrr.

31. 
    Ben Kendall said on 19 September 2007 at 11:30 am:

    @Jesse
    I stand corrected, didn’t think of putting it at the end.
    “Arrr, Twinkle twinkle little star” just didn’t work out, but your version works out great, made me laugh too with the mast part :D

32. 
    OJ said on 19 September 2007 at 11:44 am:

    Arrrrr… gimme’ back all me shyte arrr!!

33. 
    Ara Pehlivanian said on 19 September 2007 at 12:07 pm:

    “Yarrr, my fellow scurvy Americans, arr…”

34. 
    Yellowbeard said on 19 September 2007 at 12:07 pm:

    Aaar! ‘Tis an ancient meme — n’er to be funny again.

35. 
    Ray McK said on 19 September 2007 at 12:09 pm:

    Buy or watch Zeitgeisat, arrr. (i am not affiliated, arrr. it’s just a worthwhile movie to watch, arrr. imhpo) Oh ya arrr

36. 
    Dan Wolfgang said on 19 September 2007 at 12:22 pm:

    Avast! Ye be a great entertainer, m’boy. But surely there be more inappropriate lines than these!

37. 
    Jeffrey Zeldman said on 19 September 2007 at 12:38 pm:

    @Dan Wolfgang: Such as … ?

    (See, this is the part where you do the work.)

38. 
    Stacey said on 19 September 2007 at 12:42 pm:

    Arrrr – ye be a fellow swashbuckler laddie….glad to meet ya!

39. 
    Patrick Lee said on 19 September 2007 at 12:50 pm:

    Aarrr! The dread pirate Steve I be. Overpaid for yer iPhone ye have. How do you like them Apples! AARRRR!!

40. 
    George Kaplan said on 19 September 2007 at 12:52 pm:

    Arrr Principal Smith, but I didn’ think the hearty spitwad would hitt’er, ya landlubber! I must say the teacher is a bountiful lass to me eye! ARR!

41. 
    Dan Wolfgang said on 19 September 2007 at 12:58 pm:

    Aye, he had the kind o’ face only a mother could love. If that mother be blind in one eye and had that milky white film over t’ other eye, like a bilge rat done drunk too much grog! Ye know what I mean, salty dog!?

42. 
    Ray McK said on 19 September 2007 at 1:36 pm:

    (See, this is the part where you do the work.)

    Shakespeare is always good for Pirate and MoFo quips. Combining them is fun too.

    To be or not to be, that is the motherfucking question ye salty motherfucker. ARRRRRRRR

    Though this be madness, yet there is method in ‘t, ya scurvy motherfucker. ARRRRRRRR

    What a piece of work is a Pirate! ARRRRRRRR

    We that are true Pirates run into strange capers… ARRRRRRRR

    I am a Pirate. Hath not a Pirate eye/s? ARRRRRRRR

    Asses are made to bear, and so are mutherfucking land-lubbers. ARRRRRRRR

    Get thee to a nunn’ry matey ; ) ARRRRRRRRRR

    Lead On me Matey Motherfuckers! Arrrrrrrrr

43. 
    Bonnie said on 19 September 2007 at 1:58 pm:

    Arrrrr, it’s not you, it’s me matey. I need be seeing other parrots.

44. 
    Capt. Moe.licious said on 19 September 2007 at 2:31 pm:

    Arrrrr! Tis a wooden leg, yes. But it shall tickle ye spot lasse! Grrrr…I mean Arrrr!

    Arrrrrr! Ye old whiskey spectacles did me no favors again, as she was a sea cow that burden me bed. The beast trapped me leg upon wakening and I chewed it off to escape it’s devilish grasp! And that is why I have me a peg leg.

45. 
    monkeyinabox said on 19 September 2007 at 3:09 pm:

    Arrrrrrrrr, Web Standards be damned, tables or ye shall walk the plank!

46. 
    lander said on 19 September 2007 at 3:09 pm:

    Arrrrr! This picture will keep me company on those lonely nights at sea.

47. 
    yepirategirl said on 19 September 2007 at 3:33 pm:

    Yarrrr! hello ye fellow pirates, ye poem made me laugh there Jesse, ye wouldent by any chance open for a crew position would ye?

48. 
    bernie said on 19 September 2007 at 4:12 pm:

    I linked t’ yer article from A Salmagundi of Pirate Tales

49. 
    Daniel said on 19 September 2007 at 4:50 pm:

    Arrrrr, Cabin Boy George here has blown me down!

50. 
    Captain Hook said on 19 September 2007 at 5:29 pm:

    Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Methinks ye be needing more lube for this booty, me hearty!

51. 
    Rick Curran said on 19 September 2007 at 7:24 pm:

    Ah. I thought it was ‘talk like a parrot day. No wonder I was getting strange looks.

52. 
    Jonathan Snook said on 19 September 2007 at 8:23 pm:

    Arrrr, you are a pirate!

53. 
    Jason King said on 19 September 2007 at 10:01 pm:

    Aaaar me Navy hearties, ye be questioning the wrong swab if ye thinks I be a pirate. Just minding this booty for a friend be I.

54. 
    Peter Goddard said on 20 September 2007 at 3:24 am:

    Q: Why are pirates called ‘pirates’?

    A: Because they Aarrrrrr!

55. 
    Jason Robb said on 20 September 2007 at 4:45 pm:

    Did you see the preview for that new Pirate movie?

    It’s rated ARRRRRRRR!

56. 
    jim said on 21 September 2007 at 10:59 am:

    Aarrrr Bugger it I can’t be bothered to think of anything funny.

57. 
    Soapster said on 6 October 2007 at 3:30 pm:

    Aaaaarrrrr, Jeffrey must be needin’ some treasure.

58. 
    birthday gifts said on 1 April 2008 at 2:48 pm:

    Reminds me of that old talk like a pirate day joke :
    How do you know if you’re a pirate?
    You just ARRRR!
    Man, I love talk like a pirate day! One of my favourite days of the year! Every year I walk into the office and speak like a pirate to everyone. Some of them are a sport : others are just too stuck up. But I have a lot of fun nonetheless! Avast till the next talk like a pirate day! Arrr!!!

59. 
    Pirate Rolf said on 6 April 2008 at 8:56 am:

    Arrrrrrr! This is really fun. To be pirate and to tal like a pirate was great when we were kids and feels just as good now! (Sometimes one needs to be a kid again for a few minutes – these are mine) Just looking for my wooden leg and the sword ;-).
    Thanks for a great post and as funny comments!
    Rolf – the Pirate

60. 
    Oil paintings said on 10 April 2008 at 7:49 am:

    Hmmmm may I used this AAARRR in my next article about the unique way of getting the attention of your listeners? It’s kind of interesting. An empty word, yes, but it’s cool.

61. 
    Pirate said on 15 April 2008 at 7:32 pm:

    I am pretty late to this Arrrrr! party but just in case anyone happens to see this there is a funny piratey Arrrrrr! video at Pirate Video

62. Greymane's Mantle said on 29 May 2008 at 9:52 pm:

    [...] a Pirate” day for just a moment…I wish I had found these earlier… they made me smile, they did:Inappropriate Talk Like a Pirate Day RemarksAnd this little [...]

63. Know More Media: Talk Like A Pirate Day: Guaarrrrd Yer Business, Matey! said on 31 May 2008 at 9:38 pm:

    [...] is International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2007.  While pirate phrases and pirate photos may tickle yer fancy fer a time, this pirate video is sure to have you [...]

64. Techafina » How to Properly Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day said on 15 September 2008 at 9:33 am:

    [...] just head on over to http://tinyurl.com/talklikeapirate. And, last but not least, know what NOT to say on Talk Like a Pirate [...]

65. 
    Rogerrrr said on 18 September 2008 at 11:58 am:

    Arrrrr, funny vid in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day…

    TLAPD – Pirate Wheel Of Fortune

66. Arr mateys! Talk Like a Pirate Day returns from the deep! | {scottAsavage} said on 26 May 2009 at 5:36 pm:

    [...] celebration o’ this holiday, we be repostin’ Cap’n Jeffrey Zeldman’s “Inappropriate Talk Like a Pirate Day remarks” , [...]

67. Total World Domination in 6 Easy Lessons said on 27 May 2009 at 4:58 pm:

    [...] 19th, 2007 at 11:40 AM Inappropriate Talk Like a Pirate Day RemarksP.S. noll3095, what date is Autumn’s start this [...]