Talk Like a Pirate Day

Arrrrrr. Today be Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day!

The Kingdom informally celebrates International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19 each year. Adventurers of Loathing are encouraged to talk like a pirate in chat and in the forums, and to wear piratey garb when adventuring.

Dates

• Talk Like a Pirate Day I: September 19, 2005 (Jarlsuary 2, Year 11)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day II: September 19, 2006 (Porktober 7, Year 14)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day III: September 19, 2007 (Petember 4, Year 18)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day IV: September 19, 2008 (Bill 2, Year 22)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day V: September 19, 2011 (Boozember 1, Year 33)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day VI: September 19, 2012 (Petember 7, Year 37)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day VII: September 19, 2013 (Bill 4, Year 41)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day VIII: September 19, 2014 (April 1, Year 45)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day IX: September 19, 2015 (Jarlsuary 6, Year 49)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day X: September 19, 2016 (Boozember 4, Year 52)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day XI: September 19, 2017 (Carlvember 1, Year 56)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day XII: September 19, 2018 (Bill 6, Year 60)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day XIII: September 19, 2019 (April 3, Year 64)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day XIV: September 19, 2020 (Frankuary 1, Year 68)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day XV: September 19, 2021 (Boozember 6, Year 71)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day XVI: September 19, 2022 (Carlvember 3, Year 75)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day XVII: September 19, 2023 (Bill 8, Year 79)
• Talk Like a Pirate Day XVIII: September 19, 2024 (April 6, Year 83) (predicted)

Special Items

On Talk Like a Pirate Day I, this item appeared in some players' inventories after rollover (see below):

• pirate hook

On Talk Like a Pirate Day II and III, while adventuring in The Obligatory Pirate's Cove:

• can of Binarrrca

On Talk Like a Pirate Day IV - X and XII - XVI, these items dropped from pirates roaming all across the Kingdom:

• can of Binarrrca
• black spot

Special Adventures

On Talk Like a Pirate Day IV - X, these pirates were encountered all over the Kingdom:

ambulatory pirate -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: black spot, can of Binarrrca Meat Drop: None Monster Level: Scales with player stats • Substat Gain: Scales with player stats • Moxie for No Hit*: Scales with player stats Monster Defense: Scales with player stats Hit Points: Equal to player HP Initiative: 0 Elemental Alignment: None

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migratory pirate -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: black spot, can of Binarrrca Meat Drop: None Monster Level: Scales with player stats • Substat Gain: Scales with player stats • Moxie for No Hit*: Scales with player stats Monster Defense: Scales with player stats Hit Points: Equal to player HP Initiative: 0 Elemental Alignment: None

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peripatetic pirate -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: black spot, can of Binarrrca Meat Drop: None Monster Level: Scales with player stats • Substat Gain: Scales with player stats • Moxie for No Hit*: Scales with player stats Monster Defense: Scales with player stats Hit Points: Equal to player HP Initiative: 0 Elemental Alignment: None

Notes

• Jick has stated that there was nothing random about which players received pirate hooks on Talk Like a Pirate Day I, and that it rolled out as intended, but the exact mechanism remained unknown for years. On the July 17, 2008 radio show, Jick confirmed what many had guessed: the pirate hook had been given to players who had used any of six to eight pirate-themed words in chat, including "Arr", "Matey", and "Ahoy".
• On TLaPD III, the can of Binarrrca was not implemented until approximately 10:00-12:00 server time, and, as compensation, was also made available on September 20, 2007.
• On TLaPD IV, the can of Binarrrca and the black spot adventures were not implemented until an hour after rollover.
• TLaPD V was expected on September 19, 2009, but unfortunately did not occur.
• These monsters are wandering monsters, and obey all the encounter rules on that page.
• The range between TLaPD monsters is believed to be 25-35 turns.