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: After the North Pole, where did the pirate sail?
A: South to R–gentina.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Why did the pirate go to Yale?
A: Because he couldn’t get into R–vard.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: How did the pirate study the heavens?
A: With an R–millary sphere.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, 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 save up his coins?
A: So he could use them in the penny R–cade.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Why did the pirate hate Captain Crook?
A: Because they were R–ch enemies.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Why did the pirate study opera?
A: He wanted to sing an R–ria.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Why did the pirate join forces with Jason to seek the golden fleece?
A: He wanted to be an R–gonaut.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --