Arrrrrrr.... Talk Like a Pirate Day

Date for the diaries - next Thursday 19 September, will be Talk Like a Pirate Day

Flag from Pirate Yacht Club, Bridlington (1898). In National Maritime Museum's collection

So get practising! I'll inspire you with my favourite pirate joke -

Why couldn't the pirates play cards?

The captain was standing on the deck!

To find out more about the day, click here

Mr Richard Temple, As the Pirate King in 'The Pirate of Penzance' (1880), National Maritime Museum