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 the pirate's favorite Musketeer?
A: D’R–tagnan.
     -- 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: 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: How did the pirate accompany himself on the guitar?
A: With an R–monica.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Who was the pirate’s favorite Star Wars character?
A: R–2D2.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Who was the pirate's favorite person in history?
A: Joan of R–k.
     -- By David Barker, O'Fallon, IL, US --

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: Where did the pirate find an R–dvark?
A: In R–ruba.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --