Real pirates don’t say “What’s new feed”, they say “Captain’s log“. They do not “log out” but “abandon ship” and they don’t have “friends” but “hearties“.

If you’re a buccaneer with a Facebook account (swashbucklers steal laptops and WiFi too, you know) then here’s a golden tip! A humorous language option called English (Pirate) turns your inbox into a “Bottle o’ messages” and shows the dates of upcoming “Grog fests” (instead of birthdays). The not-so-hidden Facebook easter egg can be found -as shown in the screenshot below- in the primary language dropdown list of the language setting in your account (direct link).

And here’s an example of what the pirate translation will do to your home page… or “Home Port”:

Now that you’ve “pirated” your Facebook, all you need a pirate name. So check out our Facebook application which transforms names into male pirate names or female pirate names.

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