In preparation for Talk Like a Pirate Day....
Reminder, it is this MONDAY, September 19!!!!!
So, here are some ways to get you a pirate name for the best random holiday there is:
1)
In preparation for Talk Like a Pirate Day, you should have a good name. Here is a guide from the book: Pirattitude, So You Wanna Be A Pirate?
Here's How:
Column A, third letter of your first name; Column B, second letter of your last name; Column C, last letter of your last name.* (Our apologies beforehand to anyone named Dave Smith.)
Column A Column B Column C
a- Dread a- Patch a- Stormwatcher
b- Salty b- Pistol b- Fireship
c- Vicious c- Dogwatch c- Culverin
d- Mad d- Scourge d- Sassmouth
e- Soggy e- Squid e- Ridingcrop
f- Crusty f- Big Boat f- Morgan
g- Greasy g- Scuppers g- Flint
h- Dangerous h- Cheesebeard h- Salamislacks
i- Sinister i- Boots i- LeBastardi
j- Blind j- Bread j- the Interior Decorator
k- Scurvy k- Bowsprit k- Littlejib
l- Bloody l- Spyglass l- Abattoir
m- Dastardly m- Arse m - Oubliette
n- Curly n- Cutlass n- the Well-Endowed
o- Furious o- Chains o- Chamberpot
p- Flinty p- Dirk p- Mizzenmast
q- Saucy q- Slash q- the Proctologist
r- Squinty r- Rumpot r- Broadside
s- Slippery s- Hookhand s- Slappy
t- Fancy t- Headwound t- Tankard
u- Crusty u- Blunderbuss u- Tungsten
v- Smelly v- Barnacle v- Cavalier
w- Red w- Skipper w- Johnson
x- Black x- Hammock x- Shipburner
y- One-eared y- Gunner y- Slowmatch
z- Sharp z- Dog z- Gunnels
*In the rare instance that someone has only two letters in his or her last name (like "Ng' and, well, we can only think of "Ng") we invoke the 'Ng Exception," which states that anyone whose last name contains only two letters takes the last name of "Ng.'
If you don't like your name from here (Crusty Squid Slowmatch) go to the next one.
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2) http://www.fidius.org/quiz/pirate/
You take a quiz and get results like this:
My pirate name is:
Mad Mary Flint
Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.
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3)http://gangstaname.com/pirate_name.php
Where you might end up with something like this:
Get A Pirate Name!
You've recently acquired a peg leg, eye patch, hook and parrot, but now you need that perfect pirate name. Enter your current name and be redubbed:
Old name: Laura Kelley
We'll now call ye:
Pirate Gertrude the Fashionably Late
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There's also a few more links on http://talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
So, get your name and brush up on the lingo!!!
AAARRRR!!!!
So, here are some ways to get you a pirate name for the best random holiday there is:
1)
In preparation for Talk Like a Pirate Day, you should have a good name. Here is a guide from the book: Pirattitude, So You Wanna Be A Pirate?
Here's How:
Column A, third letter of your first name; Column B, second letter of your last name; Column C, last letter of your last name.* (Our apologies beforehand to anyone named Dave Smith.)
Column A Column B Column C
a- Dread a- Patch a- Stormwatcher
b- Salty b- Pistol b- Fireship
c- Vicious c- Dogwatch c- Culverin
d- Mad d- Scourge d- Sassmouth
e- Soggy e- Squid e- Ridingcrop
f- Crusty f- Big Boat f- Morgan
g- Greasy g- Scuppers g- Flint
h- Dangerous h- Cheesebeard h- Salamislacks
i- Sinister i- Boots i- LeBastardi
j- Blind j- Bread j- the Interior Decorator
k- Scurvy k- Bowsprit k- Littlejib
l- Bloody l- Spyglass l- Abattoir
m- Dastardly m- Arse m - Oubliette
n- Curly n- Cutlass n- the Well-Endowed
o- Furious o- Chains o- Chamberpot
p- Flinty p- Dirk p- Mizzenmast
q- Saucy q- Slash q- the Proctologist
r- Squinty r- Rumpot r- Broadside
s- Slippery s- Hookhand s- Slappy
t- Fancy t- Headwound t- Tankard
u- Crusty u- Blunderbuss u- Tungsten
v- Smelly v- Barnacle v- Cavalier
w- Red w- Skipper w- Johnson
x- Black x- Hammock x- Shipburner
y- One-eared y- Gunner y- Slowmatch
z- Sharp z- Dog z- Gunnels
*In the rare instance that someone has only two letters in his or her last name (like "Ng' and, well, we can only think of "Ng") we invoke the 'Ng Exception," which states that anyone whose last name contains only two letters takes the last name of "Ng.'
If you don't like your name from here (Crusty Squid Slowmatch) go to the next one.
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2) http://www.fidius.org/quiz/pirate/
You take a quiz and get results like this:
My pirate name is:
Mad Mary Flint
Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. Like the rock flint, you're hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you're easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!
Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.
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3)http://gangstaname.com/pirate_name.php
Where you might end up with something like this:
Get A Pirate Name!
You've recently acquired a peg leg, eye patch, hook and parrot, but now you need that perfect pirate name. Enter your current name and be redubbed:
Old name: Laura Kelley
We'll now call ye:
Pirate Gertrude the Fashionably Late
-------
There's also a few more links on http://talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
So, get your name and brush up on the lingo!!!
AAARRRR!!!!