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 get kicked out of the barbershop quartet?
A: He couldn't sing in h–R–mony.
     -- By Barbara Chiment, Ramona, CA, US --

Q: Why was the pirate's nickname "Moby Dick"?
A: Cause he carried a big R–poon.
     -- By Marie Anne Chiment, Drexel Hill, PA, US --

Q: Who was the pirate’s favorite folk singer?
A: R–lo Guthrie.
     -- 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: What's the pirates favorite stop on the N & W line to Queens?
A: Ditm–R–s Boulevard.
     -- By Chris Mitchell, El Paso, TX, US --

Q: Why did the pirate turn his boat and make a run for it?
A: He was being chased by an R–mada.
     -- By David Mills, Yonkers, NY, US --

Q: What did the pirate say when he left France?
A: R–revoir.
     -- 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 --