Aaargh, matey! Celebrate National Talk Like a Pirate Day by filling a tankard and drinking a toast to the cast and crew of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3, which is due to resume filming on Grand Bahama tomorrow, September 20th. We wish them a safe and merry shoot in the Caribbean . . . . The Black Pearl put on a bit of a show by test-firing her guns on Friday; you can see pictures and video footage in emma’s “POTC 2/3 Update” thread on the News & Views forum. Thanks, emma!

Finally, those of you with a literary bent can celebrate National Talk Like a Pirate Day by entering the Zone’s Captain Jack Sparrow drabble challenge! A drabble is a piece of fiction containing exactly 100 words. Rules for the challenge are posted on the Zone’s FanFic Stories-in-Progress forum. Drabbles must be posted by 10 p.m. Eastern time tonight! Winner’s swag? A $15 Amazon gift certificate.