Ahoy, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Today is International TalkLike a Pirate Day. This is not news to those of us who write it on our calendars year to year, but if it’s new to you, then shiver me timbers—ahoy to ye. Welcome to the looting and pirating of the English language—aaaargh! And check out the official Talk Like A Pirate website—it’s truly awesome.

Pirates are cool. I don’t really know why, since in real life they were not (usually) the sorts of dudes you wanted your daughter to date.But, as characters they’ve held...