Pirattitude!: So you Wannna Be a Pirate? : Here's How!

by Baur, John; Summers, Mark; Barry, Dave

• ISBN13: 9780451216496
• ISBN10: 0451216490
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-06
• Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE

Summary

Set sail for high-seas hijinks and nautical nonsense with those paragons of Pirattitude who invented the famous International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Whether readers are old hands at pirating or hopeless landlubbers, the Pirate Guys will have them pirate-savvy in no time with sure-fire pirate pickup lines for any occasion, tips on how to make their pirate party a buccaneer ball that even Martha Stewart would be proud of, and help determining their true pirate monicker

Author Biography

John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers came up with the idea for Talk Like a Pirate Day during an ill-fated game of racquetball way back in 1995, making it the first holiday that ever originated as a sports injury. They adamantly deny that there was any grog-swilling involved, though they both admit to swilling more than their fair share of grog at other times.

John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baur and Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers came up with the idea for Talk Like a Pirate Day during an ill-fated game of racquetball way back in 1995, making it the first holiday that ever originated as a sports injury. They adamantly deny that there was any grog-swilling involved, though they both admit to swilling more than their fair share of grog at other times.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Edward ``Blackbeard'' Teach
Introduction: Plundered from Dave Barry	xi
The Lure of the Sea (or a Reasonable Facsimile Thereof)	1	(10)
Pirattitude: Getting in Touch with the Pirate Inside You!	11	(11)
Get Yer Pirate Name Here!	22	(4)
What Is Your Pi-Q?	26	(6)
Pirate Talk: How to Make It Work for You	32	(11)
Pirates on the Prowl	43	(10)
Dress for Excess: Fashion and the Pirate Guys	53	(13)
Then and Now: Comparing Pirates and Players	66	(3)
You Can't Spell Pirate Without Ate, or Pie, or the Letter R	69	(14)
Buccaneer Balls: Party Like It's 1699!	83	(13)
Till Death Do You Part	96	(5)
Pirates at School	101	(8)
Totlappi	109	(19)
Ahoy, Hollywood	128	(6)
Music Hath Charms	134	(11)
Gazing into the Future	145	(14)
Cap'n Slappy's Practical Parrot Pointers	159	(21)
A True Story of Pirattitude in Action	180	(14)
Life Aboard the Festering Boil	194	(12)
It's Not Just a Job---It's Work!	206	(6)
Therapist's Notes from Pirate Group Sessions	212	(10)
Acknowledgments	222