Captain Morgan has begun his one-pirate campaign to get Pirate Talk recognised by the Irish government. But he needs your help.
Today, Captain Morgan and a large crew of his pirate shipmates gathered outside a well-rested Dáil Éireann on the day they return from their long summer break. The Captain is spearheading a campaign to have ‘pirate talk’ recognised as an official dialect here in Ireland by the Irish government. Yaar, ’tis a noble cause.
Ahead of tomorrow’s ‘International Talk Like A Pirate Day’, Captain Morgan wants to reignite the maverick spirit of pirates that exists in all of us by celebrating their ancient seafaring dialect.
To highlight the cause and attract as much influential attention as possible, the Captain gathered with over 20 pirate peers as they chanted and waved placards, enticing passers-by to sign their ballot. The peeved pirates are inviting the Irish public to cast their ballot in two ways; either via Twitter, by tweeting #Yay or #Nay followed by #PirateTalk, or through Facebook by taking part in the official poll.
Captain Morgan declared from his unfamilar land-lubbing spot on Kildare Street: ‘We be here outside Leinster House to get these parliamentarians in ship shape ‘n get them to recognise ’tis ancient seafarin’ dialect. I’m callin’ on all th’ buccaneers out thar to tap into their maverick spirit ‘n get votin’ #PirateTalk along wit’ #Yay or #Nay.’
What sort of lily-livered sea dog wouldn’t agree with that? And, if the good Captain is successful, September 19 2014 will mean that everyone from Bryan Dobson to Eamon Dunphy will have to speak like a treasure-hunting villain for the day. Which we can all agree, would be aaar-mazing.
To find out more, check out the Captain’s Facebook page right here.
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