We got our piorities straight: Michigan to officially recognize 'Talk Like a Pirate Day' - Polidicks

[quote="My Fox Detroit"] LANSING, Mich. (WJBK) - We may not get the day off from work, but Michigan residents can now officially celebrate "Talk Like a Pirate Day" this September. That's because a resolution brought forward by Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Twp., was approved by legislators on Tuesday. "Talk Like a Pirate Day" is celebrated on Sept. 19 and has gained increasing popularity ever since humorist Dave Barry mentioned it in a newspaper column back in 2002, according to the TLAPD's web site. Khan celebrated the passage by taking the podium Tuesday while wearing a black eye patch and saying, "It's time, and now recognized, that the state of Michigan acknowledges this holiday and grants it the recognition it truly deserves." Kahn pointed out that Michigan is the Great Lakes state and should support and promote "worthy maritime initiatives." Michigan Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, however, didn't think very highly of the resolution. "I just want to thank the senator from the 32nd District for making the most compelling argument he could for a part-time legislature," Whitmer said. [/quote] [url="http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/22518808/michigan-to-officially-recognize-talk-like-a-pirate-day"]Source[/url]. Real footage from the Michigan Senate: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX02XJQmrnc[/media] Why is this even a priority? :v:

That's slightly cool i guess

[QUOTE=Egon Spengler;40954985]That's slightly cool i guess[/QUOTE] 'Tis a slight victory me thinks :yarr:

Reminds me of that one language pack for Steam that made it pirate-talk.

[video=youtube;y56MIdoiJjI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y56MIdoiJjI[/video] They better start practicing their pirate talk.

Roger Kahn was my senator when I lived in Saginaw. This is probably the most useful thing he's done in his several years in office.

Michigan..... Lake pirates?

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;40955440]Michigan..... Lake pirates?[/QUOTE] More likely than you think. Every once in a while, you get people who try and shake down the wealthy families who live on the lakeside during the summer months, as well as the occasional case of "bumper boats" (or other silly aquatic vehicle based shenanigans) that goes completely awry. Because of that, they have Red Cross and Coast Guard outposts every 5 to 10 miles of lake shore or so.

Fuck yeah im moving to michigan

[QUOTE=teh pirate;40955911]Fuck yeah im moving to michigan[/QUOTE] No stay where you are this pirate thing and the Robocop (not judge dredd) thing are the only things we got going for us. and fudge maybe?

[QUOTE=Fangz;40954976]Why is this even a priority? :v:[/QUOTE] Why wouldn't it be? Pirates are people too, you piratophobe.

[QUOTE=bunnyspy1;40956266]Why wouldn't it be? Pirates are people too, you piratophobe.[/QUOTE] 3/4 of the state's major cities are filing for bankruptcy at the moment. [editline]9th June 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=EnlightenDead;40956240]No stay where you are this pirate thing and the Judge Dredd thing are the only things we got going for us. and fudge maybe?[/QUOTE] It is Robocop, not Judge Dredd.

[QUOTE=Fangz;40956332]3/4 of the state's major cities are filing for bankruptcy at the moment. [editline]9th June 2013[/editline] It is Robocop, not Judge Dredd.[/QUOTE] Fuck fixed

First petting bears or whatever the hell that was about, now this?

I thought this guy looked a lot like the governor from the walking dead lol

Seems like a certain politician had his main goal finally pass through. Forget failing schools, unemployment and government inefficiency. Funny none-the-less.

whoop whoop michiganders represent

300 years from now: Talk Like a Terrorist Day!

So Detroit is the new Tortuga?

Legalize pirate marriage, yarr

[QUOTE=Talishmar;40957844]300 years from now: Talk Like a Terrorist Day![/QUOTE] I was just going to say, I wonder if in three hundred years people will have a romanticized view of Islamic terrorism. People dressing up with facewraps and carrying detonator phones as props, going to see movies about daring young farmers-turned-warriors living a life of adventure and romance, fighting against an oppressive regime through their own ingenuity and perseverance. It's a pretty weird thought, isn't it?