Ahoy, mateys! Today be Talk Like a Pirate Day, the international holiday of piratey-speak invented in 1995 and made world-famous in 2002 by Dave Barry. Don't be spendin' it alone like a scurvy cur — hove yeself to Arrrrrr! The Social Network for Pirates!!

Ye'll be findin' many a sea dog and saucy wench on Arrrrrr!, for it be a real and truly workin' social network by the lads who brought ye the Web 2.0 or Star Wars quiz. They can help ye with yer piratical costuming for the day. (In a pinch, rip ye shirt off and wrap it round ye head like a kerchief.)

Arrrrrr! The Social Network for Pirates [Cerado]

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