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As International Talk Like a Pirate Day nears (September 19), I cannot help but wonder about the perceived demise of National Rum Day, once celebrated annually on August 16. Nearly a month apart, one holiday recognizes a pirate's choice of beverage while the other accentuates buccaneer speech patterns and word choices. From my viewpoint, this is a natural progression of notable dates.
Read MoreIn honor of ‘International Talk Like A Pirate Day,’ I am reposting a link to one of our (FREE) ebooks, “TWEETING BLACKBEARD: How clever brand strategy, word-of-mouth advertising & social networking, brought a premature end to the world’s greatest pirate”.
Read MoreIn honor of today being–“International Talk Like a Pirate Day,” I am offering a free download of my e-book, “Tweeting Blackbeard: 10 Swashbuckling Business Tips From The World’s Greatest Pirate”.
Download! Hey, it's FREE!
I wrote the book with my eldest son, Foster, now a freshman at Elon University. Yes, in its original form, it was a term paper about buccaneer Edward Teach, commonly known as Blackbeard. The two of us, worked together and converted an “A” paper into this fast-paced and easily digested business e-book. Perhaps, this is a form of pirating but Foster and I prefer to think of ourselves as privateers.
Okay.
Just for fun, I ran the last paragraph through the official, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Pirate Translator.
Here goes.
The pirate speaks, I wrote t' book with me eldest son, Foster, now a freshman at Elon University. Aye, in its original form, it was a term paper about buccaneer Edward Teach, commonly known as Blackbeard. T' two o' us, worked together and converted an “A” paper into this smartly-paced and easily digested business book. Perhaps, this be a form o' piratin' but Foster and I prefer t' think o' ourselves as privateers.
Enjoy! – Doug.
Doug Eymer
