Top 10 things to do on International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Call up your ex-girlfriend. Tell her she's a smelly Pirate Hooker.

Learn Somali

Yeah, I know it says Spanish on the box. That’s Pirate code for Somali.

Start an International Campaign to End Scurvy

Update your AWESOME, but outdated VHS collection to pirated copies of DVDs

Go Hog Wild on Microsoft Paint

Kick a Ninja's Ass

Die Ninja scum!!!

Visit the Real Pirates Exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago.

It’s real and it’s about real Pirates. Can you say fucking awesomest shit ever?

Change your Facebook Language settings to Pirate

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Better yet, sneak onto your friends’ computers and change their settings to pirate. Snicker as they try to figure out why it says they have 17 messages in ye’ olde bottle.

Start a meaningful Pen Pal relationship with a Real Pirate

Build a Fake Beard. Help Real People

Choose to build a fake beard at helloatto.com

You get to print out a fake pirate beard and wear it on your face. As a bonus, the website will donate a dollar to Kiva.org to help poor people in developing countries. Win-Win!