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: What was his second major?
A: R–chitecture.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: What do you do with a drunken pirate?
A: You R–ass and R–angue him.
     -- By Louis S. Berman, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: After the pirate ate the R–senic, how was he saved?
A: With R–tificial respiration.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: What do pirates fear most in the sea?
A: Sh–R–ks!
     -- By Parker Hensley, Ramona, CA, US --

Q: What kind of socks did the pirate like to wear?
A: R–gyle.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Where did the pirate keep his guns?
A: In his R–senal.
     -- 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 --

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