{"id":104455,"date":"2016-09-19T15:13:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T13:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=104455"},"modified":"2016-09-19T15:14:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T13:14:04","slug":"heres-why-everyone-is-talking-like-a-pirate-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/104455-heres-why-everyone-is-talking-like-a-pirate-today","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s why everyone is talking like a pirate today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wondering why everyone in your office is talking like a pirate?<\/p>\n<p>Today, Monday 19 September is officially &#8220;Talk like a pirate day&#8221; (yes, really), giving you an excuse to show the world your best Johnny Depp impression.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you not familiar with the lingo or just wanting to get in on the festivities, we have comprised a helpful list of Pirate terms\u00a0(courtesy of the official <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pirateglossary.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pirate Glossary<\/a><\/strong>) to get you started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>&#8220;ahoy&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong><\/strong>An interjection used to hail a ship or a person, or to attract attention.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>&#8220;Avast!&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong><\/strong>A command meaning stop or desist, from the Italian &#8220;basta&#8221;, meaning stop.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>&#8220;Arr!&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong><\/strong>An exclamation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;black spot&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong>A black smudge on a piece of paper used by pirates as a threat. A black spot is often accompanied by a written message specifying the threat. Most often a black spot represents a death threat.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;blow the man down&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong>To kill someone.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;crack Jenny\u2019s tea cup&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong>To spend the night in a house of ill repute.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;dance the hempen jig&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong>To hang.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s your favourite pirate phrase? 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