Jeeves is sporting a new pirate costume this morning, in respect for something called Talk Like A Pirate Day. I would have never heard of the special day, if it wasn't for Jeeves.
What I find humorous is that if you do a search on yar at Ask, it brings up the same Smart Search result.
Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by two Americans who proclaimed September 19 as the day when everyone should talk like pirates. Instead of "hello," an observer of this holiday may greet acquaintances with "Ahoy, me hearties,” for example. Yar
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