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Swashbucklers are never late for tea

Sep 20, 22:52

So I missed International Talk Like A Pirate Day again. This is the second year in a row I’ve read about it the day after and cried. I did receive a package of dishes and other kitchen goods from my sister yesterday (OK technically it was in my trunk for a month) and I decided it would serve sufficiently as belated booty. This arrangement turned out to be more difficult than I imagined; pirates typically do not pillage large Rubbermaids full of bowls and plates wrapped in Victoria’s Secret paper. But I did my best. It really helped that there were a few knives included in the box.