Last night, my friend showed me something on Facebook that will consume even more of my time. And no, I’m sorry, it’s not a secret way to change your layout back to the old Facebook, so suck it up and accept it. (Besides, I like the new look, so I wouldn’t tell you even if I knew a secret way.)
One holiday among the many you may have missed this September (International Day of Peace, Neither Rain Nor Snow Day, and Elephant Appreciation Day), is the International Talk Like a Pirate Day, celebrated every year on September 19.
(The new) Facebook has added a new language feature to raise awareness for this important cause affecting millions around the world… and it’s way better than that stupid Ninjas vs. Pirates game everyone keeps inviting me to.
That’s right, you can change the official language (bottom-left corner of your profile) of your Facebook page from English, French, Chinese, or whatever… to Pirate.
Some fun translations I found in my short time playing around with the feature so far…
Home Page = Home Port
News Feed = Crow’s Nest
Wall = Plank (Wall to Wall = Plank to Plank)
Photos = Portraits, Videos = Bewitched Portraits
Inbox = Bottle o’ Messages
Activities = Thing ye do when there be no rum
College = Pirate Skool, High School = High Sea Skool
In a Relationship = Hooked w’
Friend someone = Be Mateys
1 event invitation = 1 grog fest sighted from the Crow’s Next (to which you can reply Aye, Nay, or Mayhaps)
Plus, my personal information looks so much cooler when it looks like this:
- Fleets: UPenn crew o’ 2009, Vancouver, BC
- Be ye a mate or a wench?: Mate
- Date o’ Origin: Marrrch 11, 1987
- Port o’ Origin: Vancouver, BC
- Searchin’ For: Lasses
As fun as this new Pirate language is, two questions emerge.
First, do you think Facebook would keep adding new languages for other “Talk Like” Days such as “Talk Like Yoda” Day? I could imagine that getting really annoying. Especially if it was for Talk Like Yoda Day.
Second, what if you could permanently change your profile to Pirate, so that everyone looking at your profile would see it in Pirate? With all this talk about college admissions officers and job recruiters looking at your social-networking profiles to judge you from their real-world pedestals, this just might be what you needed to make a great impression (or destroy your professional reputation, whatever).
Anyway, have fun, me mateys!
Tags: Elephant Appreciation, Facebook, International Day of Peace, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Neither Rain Nor Snow Day, Ninjas, September, Yoda
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