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kingofsp · 05-04-2009, 04:41 AM

Okay, so I recently switched my Facebook settings so that my default language is no longer English, but rather Pirate (English).

It is totally hilarious, and I highly recommend it (you can change it in your settings).

Just now, I decided to take a look into the advertiser section of my personal facebook account (which has been deactivated for ages) to see if they even went as far as to translate the ad platform into Pirate speak.

What I discovered was nothing short of hilarious:

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Yer arrrrrcount 'as bin blown tuh smithereens by th' King's Facebook Navy 'cuz of your misadventures and misbehavior. Alas, your ads have arrrrgued with Davy Jones' rules, so th' captain made yer slimy ads walk the plank. Sorry matie, next time, pay a wee bit of yer eyeballs to the captain's Conditions of Surrender and the Code for pushing yer goods. Arrr, we are barred from tellin' yer which violation was marked with the Black Spot. Kindly pore over our Conditions of Surrender an' Code for pushing yer goods if ye have further questions.

Ohh, Facebook...I guess you're alright.

Another highlight of the Pirate language is that your photos become your "portraits", and if you have any videos, they become your "bewitched portraits".

SuperMetroid · 05-04-2009, 05:34 AM

Classy. The default language should be Pirate.

kingofsp · 05-04-2009, 07:55 AM

Classy, indeed. Even the email notifications come to you in pirate speak. I love it.

NathanielKemp · 05-04-2009, 09:00 AM

This is fantastic.

Webferret · 05-04-2009, 09:13 AM

you need to get out more.

miketpowell · 05-04-2009, 10:44 AM

It's funny to read about what goes on there. All the man hours they spent doing something like this instead of focusing on any activities that have anything to do with actually becoming a self sustaining profitable company.

Crackajg · 05-04-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by miketpowell

It's funny to read about what goes on there. All the man hours they spent doing something like this instead of focusing on any activities that have anything to do with actually becoming a self sustaining profitable company.

Arghhh, call me crazy matey but methinks Facebook are mighty rich in bounty arghhh!!

miketpowell · 05-04-2009, 12:59 PM

^^ Alright, you are crazy and not up to date on industry news about Facebook. They might have high revenue compared to most sites but they are falling MASSIVELY short of expectations.

It would be like if the new Star Trek movie did 30 million on it's opening weekend. Sure that's a buttload of money but that would not mean Star Trek isn't a massive failure. For the big players that invested in Facebook it's failing miserably.

andyt · 05-04-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by miketpowell

It's funny to read about what goes on there. All the man hours they spent doing something like this instead of focusing on any activities that have anything to do with actually becoming a self sustaining profitable company.

They have 50+ languages. All the translations were done by volunteers using a submission and voting system, including Pirate. This way they save money compared to paying people to translate their site and they get Pirate for free.

miketpowell · 05-04-2009, 03:03 PM

^^ Do you have a source on that? I read an article awhile back about how they spent "countless late nights" to get the pirate language up and running and chuckled about it.

Aequitas · 05-06-2009, 12:33 PM

Google's had this for years - Google

Google - From startreck, fucking impossible to understand.

They also have a lot more but I can't remember them anymore, they were things like black rapper talk (They probably took that one down for legal issues), ect...

Jenever · 05-06-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by miketpowell

^^ Do you have a source on that? I read an article awhile back about how they spent "countless late nights" to get the pirate language up and running and chuckled about it.

If you used Facebook at the time you might have seen notices about it. Some of the vandalish changes to Australian English were pretty funny until it all settled down.

NathanielKemp · 05-06-2009, 04:42 PM

This is fantastic.

The advertising section should probably be excluded BUT FUCK IT

05-04-2009, 05:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
SuperMetroid Samus Aran Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 52 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Classy. The default language should be Pirate. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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kingofsp WF Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,269 iTrader: 37 / 100%	Classy, indeed. Even the email notifications come to you in pirate speak. I love it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ W4 - Like Hуdra, but like way better.

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NathanielKemp Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 74 iTrader: 0 / 0%	This is fantastic. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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05-04-2009, 10:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
miketpowell Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: southern california Posts: 645 iTrader: 3 / 100%	It's funny to read about what goes on there. All the man hours they spent doing something like this instead of focusing on any activities that have anything to do with actually becoming a self sustaining profitable company. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

05-04-2009, 12:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
miketpowell Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: southern california Posts: 645 iTrader: 3 / 100%	^^ Alright, you are crazy and not up to date on industry news about Facebook. They might have high revenue compared to most sites but they are falling MASSIVELY short of expectations. It would be like if the new Star Trek movie did 30 million on it's opening weekend. Sure that's a buttload of money but that would not mean Star Trek isn't a massive failure. For the big players that invested in Facebook it's failing miserably. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

05-04-2009, 03:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
miketpowell Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: southern california Posts: 645 iTrader: 3 / 100%	^^ Do you have a source on that? I read an article awhile back about how they spent "countless late nights" to get the pirate language up and running and chuckled about it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

05-06-2009, 12:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
Aequitas Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,932 iTrader: 22 / 100%	Google's had this for years - Google Google - From startreck, fucking impossible to understand. They also have a lot more but I can't remember them anymore, they were things like black rapper talk (They probably took that one down for legal issues), ect... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________

05-06-2009, 04:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
NathanielKemp Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 74 iTrader: 0 / 0%	This is fantastic. The advertising section should probably be excluded BUT FUCK IT Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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