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: Who was history's first pirate?
A: Noah; he sailed in an R–k.
     -- By David Barker, O'Fallon, IL, US --

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

Q: What's the latest brilliant design by pirate costumer Marie Anne Chiment?
A: Blue/R–ange.
     -- By Kim Wiley, Webster Groves, MO, 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: Where did the pirate find an R–dvark?
A: In R–ruba.
     -- 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: How as the pirate conceived?
A: R–tificial insemination.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: What was it about Crook that annoyed the pirate?
A: He was an R–dhearted, R–gumentative, horse’s R–rse.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --