Top Ten Reasons to Talk Like a Pirate

10. ...because pirate grammar stimulates the mind
9. ....without pirates, there'd have been no America
8. ...pirates have practical fasion sense
7. ...if Chuck D had been born in the 18th century, he'd have been a pirate
6. ...pirates were misunderstood, misdirected, out-of-work civil servants
5. ...freedom of speech
4. ...before usenet, there were pirates
3. ...to remind Dick Chaney of his true calling--the cruel and unusual torturer from whom the cabin boy [Bush] runs scared
2. ... because it's more fun than speaking Old English
1. ...without pirates, Robert E Howard's stories would be far less enjoyable.