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 have swollen joints?
A: Because he had R–thritis.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: What kind of animal did the pirate have for a pet?
A: An R–dvark.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: What state did the "Whitewater" pirates come from?
A: R–kansas!
     -- By Kim Wiley, Webster Groves, MO, US --

Q: What did the pirate say when he left Italy?
A: R–rivederci.
     -- 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: Why did the pirate want to go to R–rabia?
A: To see the R–rems of women.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Why did the pirate run away?
A: He didn’t want to get R–rested.
     -- By David Mills, Yonkers, NY, US --

Q: Where does the pirate shop for a suit?
A: At the R–mani Exchange.
     -- By Jeremy Shepherd, New York, NY, US --