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 sail to the North Pole?
A: He wanted to feel the R–ctic temperatures.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Who was the pirate's favorite comedia character?
A: R–lechino.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Why was the pirate afraid of spiders?
A: Because he had R–achniphobia.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Which naked wet guy said "Eureka!" to the pirate?
A: R-chimedes.
     -- By Louis S. Berman, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: If the pirate had stayed in the R–my, where would he have been buried when he died?
A: R–lington cemetery.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

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

Q: Why did the pirate take a break after his journey?
A: Because he needed some R–and–R.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Who is the pirate's favorite American author?
A: M–R–k Twain
     -- By Barbara Chiment, Ramona, CA, US --