Today is Worldwide "Talk like a Pirate Day," and today 6 big movie studios

[Up2Late]

Today 6 big movie studios announced they're pooling their resources to develop new anti-piracy technologies.

Story from PRI's "Marketplace." Can you say, Aaaarrrrrgggg!

Monday, September 19, 2005

Hollywood hunts ghostly pirates

Listen to this story (at link above)

Today 6 big movie studios announced they're pooling their resources to develop new anti-piracy technologies. Marketplace's Tess Vigeland reports. <http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2005/09/19/PM200509193.html>
<http://marketplace.publicradio.org/>

Sorry, I think their server must be swamped. I'm getting RealAudio Errors too.

[ThoughtCriminal]

1. Arrrr Mateys

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

[Catch22Dem]

2. I didn't know anyone else knew about "Talk Like a Pirate Day"

My co-worker and I were doing it all day. We were cracking each other up.

[Up2Late]

4. They just said it on Public Radio, so now at least 5% of Americans do.

Arrrg, I'm having trouble with the RealAudio Link Maties! I'm going to try posting it above, and see if that works.

Arrrrrggg.

[Gemini Cat]

7. Several of us are doing it where I am.

I think people are getting a tad annoyed with us.:evilgrin:

[DBoon]

3. Shiver me timbers!

nt

[enigma-e]

5. Polly wants a cracker! Aw, nooo, that's...

... Talk Like A Parrot Day!

[htuttle]

6. Avast me hearties! There's bytes to be had!

Hoist the hard drive, load the burners! Sharpen the bowsprit!

Arr! Arr!

[Up2Late]

8. Yo-Ho! I knew we had a few pirates about!

Welcome aboard all ye Scurvy Dogs!:beer:

[htuttle]

11. Splice the mainbrace!

:beer: <-- grog

Splice it again!

:beer: <-- grog

[skids]

9. Curmudgin's me missed it.

Arrrrrr! I flat fergot! Well fill me hoisters with chum!

Talk like a pirate day is great when they run one of those anti-piracy pre-screening ads in the movie theater, BTW. There's enough people doing it to get the whole theater going.

[Up2Late]

10. Thar she blows! Audio is working now!

Audio is 1:54 minutes,

Hip! Hip!

[MercutioATC]

12. I talked like a pirate today and I didn't even know it was "Talk Like a

Pirate Day".

How scary is THAT?

[Up2Late]

13. Were you drinking "Captain Morgan" or something?

You must have some of the "Captain in Ya."

[MercutioATC]

14. No, I was wearing my "WWFSMD?" shirt at work...

"What Would the Flying Spaghetti Monster Do?"