Why Talk Like A Pirate Day?

International Talk Like A Pirate Day is perhaps the only holiday that began as a sport's injury. On June 6, 1995, John Baur and Mark Summers were playing racquetball together when one of them strained a muscle and let out an "Arrr." They had no idea this one moment would end up changing their lives forever.

Once the initial "Arrr" was spoken, the two friends from Albany, Oregon spent the rest of the afternoon talking in pirate voices. "After the game we decided there ought to be one day a year where everybody just talks like a pirate," said Summers.

The two friends decided to create Talk Like A Pirate Day. The only problem was, they needed to pick a day for their holiday. "I'm a guy with a brain the size of a pea and I can only fit a certain amount of dates in my head," Mark said. "I was recently divorced at the time. [My ex-wife's birthday] was stuck in my head and I just wasn't doing anything with it."

So, Sept. 19th, Summers' ex-wife's birthday, was declared Talk Like A Pirate Day.

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