why are pirates called pirates?

Because they arrrrre..!

Today, me mateys, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day - a fine tradition, and one we on Baroque Island are proud to honour, by the leg of Long John Silver and pieces of eight! Any dirty lubbers among ye who don't like the idea can walk the plank, and may the barrrrrnacles stick to yer eyes and nestle in yer nose, ye rum dogs!

It's off to locate the buried doubloons we arrre, and when we find 'em we'll be forsaking the halls of Barrroque to parrrrade in our finery at the Marrrrrie Antoinette -


that's enough - ed.