Who were the pirates? Pirates have existed since ancient times. They threatened the trading routes of ancient Greece, and captured ships from Roman. Pirates were sometimes known as corsairs or buccaneers. Corsairs were pirates who operated in the Mediterranean Sea between the 15th and 18th centuries. Corsairs had bases along the Barbary coast of north Africa. They built many strong fortresses to defend the Barbary ports of Algiers, Tripoli and Tunis. In the 17th century, buccaneers lived on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and Tortuga. At first, they lived as hunters, and shot wild pigs with their muskets. Their name came from the special wooden huts called boucans where they smoked their meat.

The history of Talk Like a Pirate Day International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by John Baur ("Ol' Chumbucket") and Mark Summers ("Cap'n Slappy"), who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. For example, an observer of this holiday would greet friends not with "Hello", but with "Ahoy, me hearty!" The date was selected because it was the birthday of Summers's ex-wife and consequently would be easy for him to remember.

"Cap'n Slappy" & "Ol' Chumbucket," founders of Talk Like a Pirate Day.

The Great Pirates of the world Captain Hook Captain Jack Sparrow William Turner Sir Francis Drake Sir Henry Morgan

What did they do ? robbing piracy hard drinking hunt for buried treasure capture

Talk like a Pirate! Talk like a Pirate! Ahoy: Hey! Ahoy: Hey! Avast: Stop! Avast: Stop! Aye: Yes Aye: Yes Arrr!: can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," Arrr!: can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," Booty: treasure Booty: treasure Davy Jones' Locker: the bottom of the sea, where the souls of dead men lie Davy Jones' Locker: the bottom of the sea, where the souls of dead men lie Doubloons: pieces of gold Doubloons: pieces of gold Fiddlers Green: the private heaven where pirates be going when they die. Fiddlers Green: the private heaven where pirates be going when they die. Seamen in the days of sail spoke a language far apart from the norm. It was so full of technical jargon to understand.

Davy Jones' Locker: the bottom of the sea, where the souls of dead men lie

Grog: A pirate's favorite drink. Grog: A pirate's favorite drink. Jolly Roger: the skull and crossbones, the pirate flag! Jolly Roger: the skull and crossbones, the pirate flag! Matey: A shipmate or a friend. Matey: A shipmate or a friend. Scallywag: A bad person. A scoundrel. Scallywag: A bad person. A scoundrel. Shiver me timbers!: an exclamation of surprise, to be shouted most loud. Shiver me timbers!: an exclamation of surprise, to be shouted most loud. Sweet trade: the career of piracy Sweet trade: the career of piracy Yo-ho-ho: Pirate laughter Yo-ho-ho: Pirate laughter

Yo-ho-ho: Pirates laughter

Pirate’s lovely song It's great to be a pirate And live a life of pleasure We fight with swords and swing from ropes And hunt for buried treasure. We make our prisoners walk the plank Sharks love us when we feed `em. We wear those patches on our eyes When we don't even need `em. CHORUS It's great, it's great - It's great to be a pirate! It's great, it's great - It's swell to be bum. It's great, it's great - It's great to be a blackguard. It's great, it's great - Its so delicious to be vicious Thrilling to be scum. It's great to conquer ships at sea And steal what isn't ours And smell like stinky sneakers `Cause we never bathe or shower. It's great to get shot at all the time And lose an arm or leg. And every morning get to choose A stylish hook or peg It's great to be a pirate And live a life of pleasure We fight with swords and swing from ropes And hunt for buried treasure. We make our prisoners walk the plank Sharks love us when we feed `em. We wear those patches on our eyes When we don't even need `em. CHORUS It's great, it's great - It's great to be a pirate! It's great, it's great - It's swell to be bum. It's great, it's great - It's great to be a blackguard. It's great, it's great - Its so delicious to be vicious Thrilling to be scum. It's great to conquer ships at sea And steal what isn't ours And smell like stinky sneakers `Cause we never bathe or shower. It's great to get shot at all the time And lose an arm or leg. And every morning get to choose A stylish hook or peg