Ahoy Matey's! 'Ave Piratude?

Yar! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Houstonians, grab some rum and behave badly - don't forget your eyepatch and your parrot! OH, and the hat - we love us some hats! Don that puffy shirt and swill some grog, or rum - or hijacked wine (from your friends houses - we don't condone thievery, unless it's among friends and well co-workers)! We have been singing along to the "Pirates of the Carribean" song, as follows:

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We extort, we pilfer, we filch, and sack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Maraud and embezzle, and even high-jack,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We burn up the city, we're really a fright,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We're rascals, scoundrels, villans, and knaves,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.
We're beggars and blighters, ne'er-do-well cads,
Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.

We hit you with loads of information last year on THIS post, so, we'll refrain with boring you with the little gories - you can bang the link for them. Perhaps in '08 Houstonist should have a ITALP party!!! We haven't located any other celebrations going on.....and we are rather fond of both happy hours, booze and the opportunity to say "shiver me timbers" to other singletons - if we can find them and if we have had plenty of liquid, grog-like courage. Just saying.