# What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?

- Teacher: Ajahn Brahm
- Type: Joke
- URL: https://beingmindfulstories.com/stories/brahm-joke-pirate-80th-birthday
- Themes: humour
- Life situations: needing a laugh

## Synopsis (editorial summary)

What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday? 'Aye matey' (I'm eighty).

## The story, as told by Ajahn Brahm (verbatim captions)

okay I told this to a couple of girls earlier this comes from Burr you know your sister it was no it wasn't from B this from fenal chander sorry what did the pirate say on his 80th birthday what did the pirate say on his 80th birthday and the answer is I matey i m if you didn't get that go back to school

## Teaching point

(Bad joke, offered when the audience asked for one.)

## Reflection (in the spirit of Ajahn Brahm's talk)

What did the pirate say on his eightieth birthday? Aye, matey. If you don't get it, Ajahn Brahm says, go back to school. Then he gets serious. We work so hard we have no time for family or rest, often to pay for houses and cars that are too big. Downsize. Freedom can be cheaper than you think.

## Source

- [Problems and Solutions | Ajahn Brahm | 30 Oct 2015](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivjWh2yuumk) (Buddhist Society of Western Australia) — watch from 27:35 to 28:22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivjWh2yuumk&t=1655s