Blow the man down

So ye_first_mate and I set sail this mornin’ on the great white 48 bus, observin’ that it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

“Y'arr,” Jack says. “Y'arr!”

“Avast! Shiver me timbears,” I reply. “So, tonight, I’ll be unlawfully dupin’ CDs by bands such as Cat Power, Carter USM and the Catherine Wheel.”

“Y'arr?” Jack asks.

“Aye,” I reply. “It’ll be … piracy in the high C’s!”

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BONUS:
Pickup lines for International Talk Like A Pirate Day (as found on the web):

“Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?”
“Have ya ever met a man with a real yardarm?”
“Come on up and see me urchins.”
“Yes, that is a hornpipe in my pocket and I am happy to see you.”
“I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon.”
“Pardon me, but would ya mind if fired me cannon through your porthole?”
“How'd you like to scrape the barnacles off of me rudder?”
“Ya know, darlin’, I’m 97 percent chum free.”
“Prepare to be boarded.”
“They don’t call me Long John because my head is so big.”
“You’re drinking a Salty Dog? How’d you like to try the real thing?”
“Wanna shiver me timbers?”
“I’ve sailed the seven seas, and you’re the sleekest schooner I’ve ever sighted.”
“Brwaack! Polly want a cracker? …” (Oh, wait. That’s for Talk Like a PARROT Day.)
“That’s the finest pirate booty I’ve ever laid eyes on.”
“Let's get together and haul some keel.”
“That’s some treasure chest you’ve got there.”
“Well blow me down?”

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And when I'm posting this, I notice that for today, the LJ posting button says "Update Captain's Log," and other LJ messages also be all pirate-like. Y'arr!