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Natalee and two friends at the Pirate Day party on Friday

It's been a while since I've done a funny Natalee post. Did you know that today was "Talk Like a Pirate Day"? Well, it was. Natalee's school teacher is very into pirates, so naturally she celebrates "Talk Like a Pirate Day". They had fun pirate themed worksheets all week and she learned a number of new jokes. The problem is, I don't think she really gets them. Well, I think she gets them, but I don't think she knows why they are funny. On the way to Salt Lake on Friday afternoon, she was telling me some of the jokes. For example:

What is a Pirate's favorite month?

Maaaaarch

What is a Pirate's favorite vegetable?

AAAAAAArtichokes

What is a Pirates favorite restaurant?

AAAAAArby's

Get it? It's like ARRRRGGGHHH that pirates say? And when you deliver the punchline, you say it like a pirate. Try it, it's so much fun.

She ran out of jokes to tell me, so I started making some up as we drove along. Here is how the conversation went:

Me: What does a Pirate do on his birthday?

Nat: What?

Me: Have a Paaaaarty!

Nat: And what does he eat at the party?

Me: I don't know

Nat: Donuts (but she said it in a growly voice).

Me: What is a Pirate's favorite State?

Nat: I don't know.

Me: Aaaaarkansas

Natalee: And (again with the growl) Tennessee!

I think she thinks that doing the growly voice is what makes the joke funny. I've tried to explain it, but it does no good. For now, we just growl at our house for no good reason and pretend to be happy Pirates all day.