To be fair, if “Talk Like a Ninja Day” actually involved talking, then it would ruin the point of being a silent assassin. “Talk Like a Ninja Day” would be more like “Shut the F*ck Up Day”, which on some days is definitely an idea I could get behind. :-)
Sven DiMilosays
aw, jeez, not “Talk Like a Pirate Day” again. As my wife said last year, when’s “Spit Like a Carthief Day” and “Sit Like a Rapist Day”? And as I pointed out last year, if we really wanted to talk like pirates these days, we ought to learn a dialect of Indonesian.
Rey Foxsays
ARRRRRRR, Sven, ye be harshin’ my mellow.
Dustinsays
Pirates get to plunder, and are gathered unto the Flying Spaghetti Monster to indulge in the beer volcano and enjoy the stripper factory.
Ninjas just flip out and get super pissed and swallow frisbees. Idiots.
stogoesays
“Talk Like a Ninja Day” would be more like “Shut the F*ck Up Day”, which on some days is definitely an idea I could get behind. :-)
While I like the idea of a “Shut the F*ck Up Day”, “Act Like a Ninja Day” would involve shutting the f*ck up and sneaking up behind people, then scaring the everliving crap out of them.
“Act like a Pirate Day” would involve lechery, robbery, and battery. Which be a bit of a rhyme, me hearties.
CortxVortxsays
Yes, I am a pirate, 200 years too late.
The cannons don’t thunder, there’s nothing to plunder,
I’m an over-40 victim of fate,
Arriving too late. Arriving too late.
Jimmy Buffett, A Pirate Looks at 40
— CV
JamesRsays
To git ya intha mood fer a bit o piratin.
Go here:
A scene from “Yellowbeard” The pirate
Stagger stagger crawl crawl
Rey Foxsays
“Act Like a Ninja Day” would involve shutting the f*ck up and sneaking up behind people, then scaring the everliving crap out of them.”
No. They would be dead too quickly to be scared.
And we’d also get to eat pizza and yell “COWABUNGA!”
(Incidentally, this would be a good opportunity to test Internet Rule 34b: “If you can think of it, Japan has done it with schoolgirls.”)
Donalbainsays
I must say, I have never understood the appeal of pirates. Piracy wasnt cool and fun, it was violent, brutish and short. Rape, theft, murder and slavery have never really been a source of fun for me..
Donalbain, if it was good enough for God, it’s good enough for ALL OF US!
Bob Lsays
“I must say, I have never understood the appeal of pirates. Piracy wasnt cool and fun, it was violent, brutish and short. Rape, theft, murder and slavery have never really been a source of fun for me..”
The rapist, slaver murderers were false pirates, that’s why we have Global Warming now. We are talking about TRUE Pirates™ here who plunder for a betterment of mankind.
It just goes to show that if you dress up in a silly outfit and talk funny, you can get away with murder (and rape and pillage) and people will think you’re cool!
anyways stealth ninja pirate bunnies will defeat all
Laser Potatosays
Yeah, but what about pirates who just happen to be ninjas (eg. One Piece?)
dogmeatibsays
Isn’t there a “Shut the F*ck Up Day” ???
uh oh…
Dahansays
Why don’t we have a “take a pirate to work” day? Seems like a natural enough thing. Certainly better than “bring your violent, stinky, ill-mannered pet to work” day.
I wanna be one of those cool glow-in-the-dark ninjas…
cajelasays
Arrr! And please. We’re not stupid. Yeah, yeah, we all know, real pirates are in fact bad. In other news, water is wet, and creationists are liars. That’s why we here are all, in fact, fictional pirates. Except for those of us who are fictional ninjas, robots, cephalopods, zombies &c.
Avast! Flee from the wrath of Cap’n Kate Blackheart, ye scurvy po-faced landlubber, or prepare to die like a mangy squid! Arrr.
When was the last time you saw a ninja with wenches? When was the last time you saw a ninja period? That’s right, boys. We sneak into your house and make sweet ninja love to your wife while your at work… sort of like the milk man.
Torbjörn Larsson, OMsays
When was the last time you saw a ninja with wenches?
Someone hasn’t played games or read hentai lately. Let me repeat: the best ninjas are wenches.
Torbjörn Larsson, OMsays
When was the last time you saw a ninja with wenches?
Someone hasn’t played games or read hentai lately. Let me repeat: the best ninjas are wenches.
Brandon P.says
Ninjas:
1. Pizza
2. “Cowabunga!”
3. Nifty swords
4. Stealth
5. Demigod-like agility
6. Nunchaku
7. Cool outfits
Pirates:
1. Jack Sparrow
2. Rum
NINJAS WIN.
Brandon P.says
T. rexes beat both though. As do cyborgs and Spartans.
Spartan ninja pirates riding cyborg T. rexes are clearly the pinnacles of awesome.
bernardasays
Among my favorites are the Pirates Of Penzance.
Heathersays
Arghh…aye, it be talk like a pirate day tomorrow. But when is talk like a corsair day? All the plundering, sailing, raping and plank-walking – but with the king’s permission. That’s what I want – the chance to take whatever I want and not have to worry about some fool capturing me and making an example of me by hanging (or worse).
bernardasays
There are some good parodies of “Modern Major General” on youtube.
“I am the very model of a popular youtube auteur”.
“I am the very model of a modern major googler”.
“I am the very model of a Singularitarian”
Caduceussays
Micah has a point. After all, Dr. McNinja is a doctor who is also a ninja.
The second annual Minneapolis Pirate Pub Crawl is coming up on Oct. 6th. Last year Pirate Jesus attended! I just posted some photos from last year on my blog (including Pirate Jesus) Check out http://www.piratepubcrawl.com for more photos, a short movie clip from last year, and 2007 details. Hope to see you there!
Patrick Quigley says
Hmm. Perhaps this deserves to be changed to Reason #1.
Caucasian Jesus says
Did you know that Jesus was a pirate?
EMR says
To be fair, if “Talk Like a Ninja Day” actually involved talking, then it would ruin the point of being a silent assassin. “Talk Like a Ninja Day” would be more like “Shut the F*ck Up Day”, which on some days is definitely an idea I could get behind. :-)
Sven DiMilo says
aw, jeez, not “Talk Like a Pirate Day” again. As my wife said last year, when’s “Spit Like a Carthief Day” and “Sit Like a Rapist Day”? And as I pointed out last year, if we really wanted to talk like pirates these days, we ought to learn a dialect of Indonesian.
Rey Fox says
ARRRRRRR, Sven, ye be harshin’ my mellow.
Dustin says
Pirates get to plunder, and are gathered unto the Flying Spaghetti Monster to indulge in the beer volcano and enjoy the stripper factory.
Ninjas just flip out and get super pissed and swallow frisbees. Idiots.
stogoe says
While I like the idea of a “Shut the F*ck Up Day”, “Act Like a Ninja Day” would involve shutting the f*ck up and sneaking up behind people, then scaring the everliving crap out of them.
“Act like a Pirate Day” would involve lechery, robbery, and battery. Which be a bit of a rhyme, me hearties.
CortxVortx says
Yes, I am a pirate, 200 years too late.
The cannons don’t thunder, there’s nothing to plunder,
I’m an over-40 victim of fate,
Arriving too late. Arriving too late.
Jimmy Buffett, A Pirate Looks at 40
— CV
JamesR says
To git ya intha mood fer a bit o piratin.
Go here:
A scene from “Yellowbeard” The pirate
Stagger stagger crawl crawl
Rey Fox says
“Act Like a Ninja Day” would involve shutting the f*ck up and sneaking up behind people, then scaring the everliving crap out of them.”
No. They would be dead too quickly to be scared.
And we’d also get to eat pizza and yell “COWABUNGA!”
Jon Strong says
Forget Pirates and Ninjas..
ROBOTS!
Joshua says
Surely, you all realise that the whole pirate-ninja rivalry was only started because the ninjas thought it would be funny.
Also: robot zombie ninjas.
Blake Stacey says
Robot zombie ninja cephalopods.
(Incidentally, this would be a good opportunity to test Internet Rule 34b: “If you can think of it, Japan has done it with schoolgirls.”)
Donalbain says
I must say, I have never understood the appeal of pirates. Piracy wasnt cool and fun, it was violent, brutish and short. Rape, theft, murder and slavery have never really been a source of fun for me..
Caucasian Jesus says
Donalbain, if it was good enough for God, it’s good enough for ALL OF US!
Bob L says
“I must say, I have never understood the appeal of pirates. Piracy wasnt cool and fun, it was violent, brutish and short. Rape, theft, murder and slavery have never really been a source of fun for me..”
The rapist, slaver murderers were false pirates, that’s why we have Global Warming now. We are talking about TRUE Pirates™ here who plunder for a betterment of mankind.
Sarcastro says
Ahem.
Talk like a pirate DAY… silent like a ninja in the NIGHT!
It’s baaad ass!
stogoe says
Violence and brutishness are enjoyable. See: Pro Wrestling, Ultimate Fighting, 24, Sin City, Fight Club, etc.
SEF says
Have you found a way to install the talk-like-a-pirate filter (as per the original Pharyngula website) on ScienceBlogs posts yet, PZ?
Sam says
Wait a minute, according to my Despair, Inc. calendar, talk like a pirate day is on the 18th…
I suppose two is better than one.
R! says
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RRR R!
SEF says
I think you’re missing a singleton exclamation mark (for morse E) at the end there.
K. Engels says
D00ds do u know any 1337 warez sites!?
What? Wrong kind of pirate!?
R! says
!R !R! !R! RR! !!!!
Ian B Gibson says
It just goes to show that if you dress up in a silly outfit and talk funny, you can get away with murder (and rape and pillage) and people will think you’re cool!
blf says
Bar-grragh! A’ordint ‘ta http://www.talklikeapirate.com/tlapd07.html#Europe t’s ni squakint da’ ina France…
(I won’t even attempt that en Français!)
Midwestern Gent says
Piracy wasnt cool and fun, it was violent, brutish and short.
Wait, are we talking about pirates or Dick Cheney?
noncarborundum says
Arrr, matey, it’s the 19th for sure, it is, and has been for at least a couple of thousand years.
c says
Re: #9
“Wouldn’t be the first head I’ve et.”
— CV
Kel says
When was the last time you saw a ninja with wenches?
Never, because nobody ever sees a ninja; they’ll silently kill you before you even know they’re there.
Micah says
As awesome as pirates admittedly are (and I point to Pirate Batman kicking a shark in the face as Exhibit A), I remain reluctant to crown them the winners.
Because, really, Dr. McNinja.
K. Engels says
Not to mention the fact that some of the best ninjas are ‘wenches’…
Tacticus says
I always thought talk like a ninja day would be a bit difficult.
The requirement to carry subtitles around with you could get troublesome http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/010907.html
anyways stealth ninja pirate bunnies will defeat all
Laser Potato says
Yeah, but what about pirates who just happen to be ninjas (eg. One Piece?)
dogmeatib says
Isn’t there a “Shut the F*ck Up Day” ???
uh oh…
Dahan says
Why don’t we have a “take a pirate to work” day? Seems like a natural enough thing. Certainly better than “bring your violent, stinky, ill-mannered pet to work” day.
MAJeff says
Marge: So does that earring mean you’re a pirate?
“Pirate”: Kinda.
Blake Stacey says
Come to think of it, Japan seems to be slow in providing us with Ninja Lolita. However. . . .
False Prophet says
(No dialogue, only the calm serenity before unseen death.)
A Hermit says
I wanna be one of those cool glow-in-the-dark ninjas…
cajela says
Arrr! And please. We’re not stupid. Yeah, yeah, we all know, real pirates are in fact bad. In other news, water is wet, and creationists are liars. That’s why we here are all, in fact, fictional pirates. Except for those of us who are fictional ninjas, robots, cephalopods, zombies &c.
Avast! Flee from the wrath of Cap’n Kate Blackheart, ye scurvy po-faced landlubber, or prepare to die like a mangy squid! Arrr.
tom says
When was the last time you saw a ninja with wenches? When was the last time you saw a ninja period? That’s right, boys. We sneak into your house and make sweet ninja love to your wife while your at work… sort of like the milk man.
Torbjörn Larsson, OM says
Someone hasn’t played games or read hentai lately. Let me repeat: the best ninjas are wenches.
Torbjörn Larsson, OM says
Someone hasn’t played games or read hentai lately. Let me repeat: the best ninjas are wenches.
Brandon P. says
Ninjas:
1. Pizza
2. “Cowabunga!”
3. Nifty swords
4. Stealth
5. Demigod-like agility
6. Nunchaku
7. Cool outfits
Pirates:
1. Jack Sparrow
2. Rum
NINJAS WIN.
Brandon P. says
T. rexes beat both though. As do cyborgs and Spartans.
Spartan ninja pirates riding cyborg T. rexes are clearly the pinnacles of awesome.
bernarda says
Among my favorites are the Pirates Of Penzance.
Heather says
Arghh…aye, it be talk like a pirate day tomorrow. But when is talk like a corsair day? All the plundering, sailing, raping and plank-walking – but with the king’s permission. That’s what I want – the chance to take whatever I want and not have to worry about some fool capturing me and making an example of me by hanging (or worse).
bernarda says
There are some good parodies of “Modern Major General” on youtube.
“I am the very model of a popular youtube auteur”.
“I am the very model of a modern major googler”.
“I am the very model of a Singularitarian”
Caduceus says
Micah has a point. After all, Dr. McNinja is a doctor who is also a ninja.
Zeolite says
The second annual Minneapolis Pirate Pub Crawl is coming up on Oct. 6th. Last year Pirate Jesus attended! I just posted some photos from last year on my blog (including Pirate Jesus) Check out http://www.piratepubcrawl.com for more photos, a short movie clip from last year, and 2007 details. Hope to see you there!