Arr! Just want to remind all ye mateys and swabbies that Talk Like A Pirate Day–19 September, Tuesday–is almost here. The afternoon of that day will see a Flash Mob Sea Battle at Grandview Park on Commercial Drive (as seen on Metroblogging&trade). In the evening is another event, a Talk Like A Pirate dinner/fundraiser put on by the BC Renaissance Festival. This one isn’t quite so free as the Grandview Park Sea Battle; tickets are $30 (& must be bought in advance); but somewhat conveniently, the time is after the flash mob ends, so anyone so inclined can go to both. Turkey legs, music, games, and a free photo of yourself in the stocks have been promised.

This Tuesday, may all pirates, wherever they be and whatever they’re doing, be touched by His Noodly Appendage. Rarrmen.