Boeing Bucaneeeeers! ARRR, Matey!

Arrr, sent out by email today:

I certainly hope you are enjoying your internship experience so far. I have a fun opportunity to offer, and you are the first group I’m approaching. As you may know, or heard, Seafair is the highlight of the summer season in the Puget Sound region. The summer-long festival of community events culminates in the Torchlight Parade in Downtown Seattle, featuring the famous Seafair Pirates, and the hydro races and airshow on Lake Washington.

The Seafair organization has offered us an unusual opportunity as longtime sponsors of the celebration. They would like us to “escort” one of the giant balloon characters in the parade. The theme is “Bucaneers of Yesteryear,” so we’ll be handling the giant pirate flag.

Aye, you know you be jealous. I mean, who wouldn’t be? We the pirates o’ the world, despite our dwindlin’ numbers, call out t’ Boein’ o’ all places t’ represent, argh! boo-yea, argh!

Sadly, thar will be no Pirate flag escortin’ for me. Some crazy friends o’ mine decided gettin’ married was more important then bein’ pirates. (I tell ya, some folks have just got some screwed up priorities!) But alas, I shall be helpin’ two o’ my good mateys walk the plank in Colorado on the day that the good ole’ Jolly Roger is t’ be escorted down the streets o’ Seattle by Torchlight. (Not that I am upset about the plank walkin’…Arrr, this particular party has been a long time comin’.)

aye well..maybe next year.
but until then, I will just have t’ salute our belo’ed skull and cross bones from afar. Gar, Where can I find a bottle o’rum?

(Aye, as a side note, if ye be needin’ help understandin’ the entry abo’e, check out the Pirate Translator I dinna think it t’will help ya none, but tis fun to look at, none the less. Gar.)