September 19th, AKA International Talk Like a Pirate Day, is the one day a year that Chicago's WGN News lets one of its own dress up like a pirate and make the same tired "booty" jokes they made the year before.
So, yesterday was Talk Like a Pirate Day, and the president's social network team decided to join the parrrrty by tweeting a 2009 photo of Obama pretend-meeting with a pirate — actually speechwriter Cody Keenan in costume — "for use in the President's humorous speech to the White House Correspondents Association…
Today is Columbus Day in case you weren't aware. What a stupid holiday! Nothing against Columbus (other than the fact he was a dirty colonist who killed off millions of Native Americans) but taking an entire day to celebrate him is a total waste. And there's a whole list of other holidays and celebrations we should…
Sept. 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. For most would-be buccaneers, this is an opportunity to drink grog and try out their best Captain Jack Sparrow impersonations. Danger Room certainly does not discourage this kind of behavior.
