Avast, ye mateys!  Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!  If you don’t believe me, check out TalkLikeaPirate.com.  (See, I don’t (always) make this stuff up. :pirate: )

I have to admit, I was a little worried we’d miss being able to celebrate such a noble holiday this year, but now that The Dungeon is once again firmly under the point of Captain Mistress Heidi’s dagger & cutlass-sharp boot heel, we can get back to partying like it’s 1799.

So first, I offer ye scalawags a boon from me very own vast treasure chest.  The first five privateers willing to walk the plank & throw themselves into the spirit of talking like an extra on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean *snicker* will receive a simply awesome skull & crossbones eye patch. Just like the one Captain Mistress Heidi wears when she’s weary of looking at her sorry shipmates. :ZZZ: (If only they made such cute earplugs, too, huh?)

Bonus points go to any sailor(ette) willing to share a daguerrotype (that would be an old-fashioned photograph) of themselves dressed in pirate garb. For that, Captain Mistress Heidi will dig even deeper into her booty box (yeah, yeah, you heard me) for yet another fun pirated—I mean pirate—prize.

Second, I offer you a galleon of inspiration that might just get you talking like a pirate, whether you want to or not. Or, as Captain Mistress Heidi calls it, booty of another sort. :pirate:

Let the aargh-ing begin!

Yeah, um… sexy NOT!

P.S. I’m hanging out at the Plotmonkeys blog today as part of their special “ONE THING” feature.  It should be lots of fun, so I hope you’ll drop by to check it my “one thing.” :monkey:

Going to try something a little different for a while, see how it goes. :silly:

In addition to our regular Friday Funnies, I’m going to start adding a Free Book giveaway each week.  We’ll start with a few of my own titles, but it’s really going to be a free-for-all of whatever I feel like giving away.  Could be something I pick up at a conference…or a book I just finished reading…or even some sort of novelty coffee table book that I think would be fun to share.

So after you’ve had a good laugh over this week’s Friday Funnies, scroll down to read more about Free Book Friday. :nerd:

Friday Funny

Free Book Friday

An ARC (advance reading copy) of THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (available September 28th).

To enter, simply leave a comment to today’s post that includes the code FBF—for “Free Book Friday,” of course—to let me know you’re interested in the drawing. 😉   (U.S. residents only to start, please.)  Then check back often because the winner will be picked & announced…later. :turtle:

P.S. The ARC doesn’t look like this; it isn’t nearly as pretty, but it’s still quite entertaining. 😎