Aye, Maties! Facebook Lets You Talk Like A Pirate Everyday.

If there’s one burning question that’s plagued our civilization for centuries it would have to be: Pirates or Ninjas?

In the midst of this eternally raging battle, along came a swarthy crew of real Somali pirates and as quickly as you can say yo-ho-ho, all ‘ayes’ turned away from the landlubbing Ninjas. Now Facebook has joined in on the rogue-ishly viral fun with its Easter-eggish language pack switch, which allows you to change your language to English (Pirate). Simply scroll down to the bottom of the page and ‘Arrrrrrrr —!’

So don’t wait for International Talk Like A Pirate Day on September 19th — walk the plank today, me hearties!

On Twitter: #pirates, #facebook, #ninjas

Guru’s Note: This feature was available back in September but I only recently discovered it via a Tweet last week. Facebook’s Pirate English is a trip, if a little bizarre when you try to decipher the Blackbeardish lingo on your page. But here’s what I love: I am so heartily tired of the deadly serious tone Social Media has taken. Share has been buried by sell; analytics are intoned like gospel; even the @aplusk (Ashton) versus CNN million-followers contest was blighted by pseudo do-gooder games and Machiavellian manuevers. Folks, this is Social Media. It’s supposed to be at least a little bit lighthearted. I watch as the posts roll in and and OMG, it’s pure pontification. Yes, it is business (in all candor, one I make a good living from) but Mon Dieu! Even the ad world eventually figured out their viewers don’t want to be bored to death. Maybe a bottle o’ rum might help?