Pirates and zombies and ninjas, oh my

Maybe this makes me somewhat of a grinch, but Talk Like a Pirate Day kind of annoys the crap out of me. Usually, this isn't a big deal, but what was I supposed to do this afternoon when this guy in my department walked into my office, dressed head-to-toe in over six feet of black, red, and white swarthy pirateness?

Him: Arrr! Avast! Grog and scurvy! Bilge rat chum booty peg leg! Arrr!
Me (shuffling papers): Um...

Then he started saying something about squeezing oranges, which apparently has something to do with the fact that UofL is playing Syracuse this weekend (um... what?), so I politely explained that you know, pirates really aren't my thing (neither are zombies), and I ended up just sort of smiling and nodding until he wandered off.

A couple of hours later, I heard him walking along the hallway, singing a little talk-like-a-pirate-day song and yelling at passersby. Good lord, people.

Not that it's related, but it was so much cooler last year when one of my labmates came to campus dressed as a sturgeon.

So now I hear that December 5 is the second (or third?) Annual Day of the Ninja. Ninjas I can deal with. Still, can I just not show up at school that day and later tell everyone that they must've not seen me 'cause my costume was just that awesome?