# 31337 $p34|

19 September 2003 · Ray Slakinski

I'm not sure if this is in honour of International "Talk Like A Pirates (no longer available)" Day, but the BBC has an ok article on l33t speak, I disagree with the origins of the "language" in this article (link removed) but the translation information is pretty good, so check it out.

The above article may help you read what [Largo](http://www.megatokyo.com) says sometimes :) Speaking about Largo, There is a good Megatokyo article (link removed) over at [Applelinks](http://www.applelinks.com).