Talk Like a Pirate Day used to be something something that showed up on special Internet sites and in blurbs by radio DJ’s, but this morning I awoke to see it highlighted on a major Internet news site. Soon this may be the next Wal-Mart holiday – meaning a couple of aisles of pirate paraphernalia for decorative purposes, little dictionaries of pirate phrases and whoopee cushions that go “Arrrrggggghhhhh”.
Sigh.
Perhaps I will consider today as “Act Like Yesterday’s Shirt Day” and sit around all rumpled up on some chair . . . Do shirts read? That could be the deciding factor.
It just makes you wonder who is making money off of this one. Can’t be Hallmark, they are dying a slow death thanks to the internet and people doing e-cards instead of snail mail ones…..
Undoubtedly someone will copyright the term and soon be making big bucks from every time it’s being used…. I am way too cynical today.
On the bright side, my computer is fixed! yay! First time in 27 years of owning a Mac that I’ve had to have one repaired. Not a bad track record. Actually the screen went out so the computer was still working, I just had to hook up the laptop to a monitor, but you know lugging a monitor around with a laptop just kind of kills the portability and purpose of having a laptop so I bit the bullet and replaced the screen. It was 1/4 the cost of buying a new one so worth it.
And on to other more worthy subjects… Did Shane get a new Wubba?