How to get in: Go to the Westside Tavern in the upstairs Wine Bar (wee swashbucklers be welcome), in th' Westside Pavillion on the second floor, by the movie theaters. The sign thar say: "Lounge".

Parking is free for 3 hours, or longer if ye be a scurvy dog.

Discussion: Ahoy! This week be a special convening. In celerberation of the world-renowned Talk Like a Pirate Day, we'll be forgoin' the usual manner o'speech, and adoptin a manner more befittin a lawless captain or squire on the high seas of yestercentury. Arrr, thar be nothin ter tickle a man's fancy more'n pretendin toward adventure n romance n camaraderie and what have ye. That's why we be announcin this meetin', rather than keepin it below-decks, as 'twer, as we bin doin fer half th' meetups. (Yar.)

Recommended readins:

• Yo Ho Ho, and a Bottle of Rum
• What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?
• An economic analysis of typical emotional transactions occurring in the moments before and during an impending death
• All for Me Grog
• Against Ninjas 1
• Against Ninjas 2
• Pyrats
• MooBeard
• Sailors' Language: A Collection of Sea-Terms and their Definitions

A priori exposure ter "Less Wrong" not even be recommended this time.