Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival

This Saturday, the country's third largest parade goes down in Tampa, which means you'll be probably be dressed as a pirate, and a few drinks in with a solid excuse to not be at work next week. The annual party centered on a fake buccaneer has inspired plenty of great costumes, floats, and, of course, tweets. Here are a few of the more relatable ones over the years.

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Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
Extremely accurate tweets about Tampa's annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival
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