Ahoy there!

It's "Talk Like a Pirate" day, according to Dave Barry. I think - though it's sad that we must declare a day to be given an excuse to talk like a pirate - that this is a great idea. I mean, imagine the effects of pirate speech upon stress-reduction in the workplace!

Boss: Jim, I'm sorry, but you're fired.
Jim: Go walk the plank, me bucko!

Ideally, Jim would have a sword to flourish. Yes, definitely worth it.

Ye History of Ye Throwing of Ye Olde Pun-Frog

Wow. It's really scary what one finds on the internet. I just found the origin of the Bryn Mawr tradition of lobbing frogs at people who make bad jokes, and it's even older (and odder) than I would have thought at first glance.

And it's in the wierdest place. The FAQ for the newsgroup of author David Weber, who I had never heard of before this.

Go to section 14, 'Frogs and Buzzards and Tortoises, Oh My!'