>>Talk Like a Pirate Day was 2 days ago (Sept 19). This one is not related. It is actually a bad rendition of one of my favorite fictional characters, Captain Haddock. > >I didn't realise you were a Tin Tin anorak.
Anorak?
As I said, not native. I grew up reading Tin Tin, while my wife (US native) had never heard of him until now.
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