So I posted it on my board in my cube that it’s National Talk Like A Pirate Day.  And everyone is celebrating.

Everyone was having a really good time of it, when Boss comes over, smiling.  He wants to play.  Now, Boss hasn’t been in a very good mood as of late, and everything seems to get under his skin (especially my teasing with him), so I’ve been hesitant to play.  But he had that look in his eye.  I braced myself.

"Squaa-a-a-a-w-k," he said.  I didn’t move.  He whistled, imitating some sort of bird.  I smiled, but it was awkward.

"Um.. I don’t get it," I said, finally admitting defeat.

He tried again.  "Polly wanna cracker?" he said, in a high-pitched squeak.

"Boss.. I don’t know what’s happening here.."

He looked defeated.  "Someone told me it was Talk Like a Parrot Day."

And it was the biggest laugh I’ve had all weekend.