While visiting my family at Christmas, my six year-old nephew, Parker, asked me "How does a pirate go on vacation?"

I had no idea, of course, but I was delighted to learn he did so "In an R-V!" Needless to say, we laughed ourselves silly, scowling like the scurvy scalliwags we were while stretching our "R-'s"in true pirate fashion. "Shiver me timbers, matey." AARRRRRRGH!

The following compendium is quite simply more of the same, so do enjoy. Also, if you have any pirate jokes of your own, be sure to click Contribute to share them.

Q: Why did the pirate want to go to R–vard?
A: He wanted to study R–cheology.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Why did the pirate fail out of college?
A: Because he had lousy R–rithmetic.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Why did the pirate keep getting his feelings hurt?
A: Because he wore his R–t on his sleeve.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Why did the pirate become a pirate?
A: Because he was drummed out of the R–my.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Where did the pirate go when he visited Eastern Europe?
A: R–menia.
     -- By Chris Mitchell, El Paso, TX, US --

Q: What did the pirate say when he left Japan?
A: Domo R–igato.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: How did the pirate accompany himself on the guitar?
A: With an R–monica.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: What's a pirate's favorite holiday?
A: R–bor Day.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --