Translation via Babelfish:
Thank you. It's all crystal clear now.
That was a big help. I thought you were going to issue those new universal-translator beebers to everyone.
Did you have a Happy "Talk Like A Pirate Day" on the 19th?
I went to a wedding, but the pegleg and hook on my left hand kept getting me strange looks ...
Not to mention my $#&#^!! parrot kept yelling "Pieces of eight ... pieces of eight ... aawwkk ..." during the ceremony.
Tom Daschle's winter residence?
Isla Tortuga, currently being looked for by UN personnel, is the name of an island made famous in pirate lore. Situated north of Haiti in the Antilles, with an area of 180 sq. km., its inhabitants live off of fishing, business, and a tourism industry fed by its local legends.