Day: August 12, 2003

In response to a request in my search referrers today, I offer these handy hints on how to know when you’re a pirate:

  • You punctuate every other sentence with a rousing “Arr!” or another swig of grog;
  • Those new pantaloons you’ve been sporting lately sometimes chafe around the top of your peg leg;
  • Having run out of naughty words, you’ve switched to teaching sea shanties to the parrot perched atop your shoulder;
  • You can say the phrases “pirate’s booty”, “shiver me timbers”, or “avast, ye mateys” with a straight face;
  • You tried paying your taxes last year entirely in Spanish doubloons;
  • You’re starting to worry that maybe you’ve walked one too many planks or buckled one too many swashes;
  • You think you’re actually learning to like having scurvy.

Any other suggested hints?