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Talk Like A Pirate Day Inventor Defeated On Jeopardy


By Joseph Friedrichs, 6-27-08

There are only three people in the world, who if they appeared as contestants on Jeopardy!, would I wish for them to fail miserably. That list, in no particular order, would include the following: Jared the Subway mascot; James Dobson the evangelist guru; and Oregon’s own John Baur, the inventor of Talk Like A Pirate Day.

A sanction of my Jeopardy! contestant loserdom was fulfilled Thursday night when Baur appeared on the greatest game show ever created. And although Baur was neither crushed nor maimed on the program, Baur did lose, providing me with a great sense of comfort. In fact, I slept better last night than I have in a month.

I first reported on the dreaded Talk Like A Pirate Day last September when the annual “holiday” came around. In case you were wondering how I felt about the holiday, allow me to sum it up real brief like: It’s the stupidest thing ever conjured by a human brain.

Anyhow, enjoy the weekend and cherish Baur’s defeat with me, from Oregon and beyond. 



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