
Pirate jokes & puns
Pirate jokes.
Prepare to groan aboard.
Pirate jokes and puns about parrots, buried treasure and captains with questionable qualifications. Pick a favourite and inflict it on your crew.
How much did the pirate pay to have his ears pierced?
#1A buccaneer.
What's a pirate's favourite letter?
#2You'd think R, but his first love is the C.
Why couldn't the young pirate see the film?
#3It was rated Arrr.
What did the pirate say when he found his wooden leg in the freezer?
#4Shiver me timbers!
Why did the pirate buy an eye patch?
#5He couldn't afford an iPad.
What do you call a pirate who skips school?
#6Captain Hooky.
Why did the pirate struggle with the alphabet?
#7He spent years stuck at C.
Where do pirates keep their biscuits?
#8In a cookie JARRR.
Why did the pirate refuse to play cards?
#9Someone was standing on the deck.
How did the pirate get his ship so cheaply?
#10It was in the sail.
The pirate asked the waiter for the bill.
#11Then remembered he was a pirate and asked for the till.
Why did the pirate wear his sword to school?
#12He wanted to cut class.
What did the pirate say at the job interview?
#13I'm good at taking things on board.
Why was the pirate terrible at keeping secrets?
#14His parrot had a big mouth.
I asked a pirate if he had a pension.
#15He said he'd buried it somewhere.
The pirate put his treasure in a savings account.
#16He couldn't face digging another hole.
My son wanted a pirate party with real buried treasure.
#17I told him to look for the remote down the sofa.
The pirate captain asked me to keep an eye on his treasure.
#18Apparently taking it home was overdoing it.
Why did the pirate return his new hook?
#19He couldn't get the hang of it.
How do pirates split their treasure fairly?
#20They don't. That's why everyone brings a sword.
Why did the pirate bury his treasure at the beach?
#21He wanted his money somewhere safe. The toddler with the bucket had other plans.
What happened when the pirate swallowed a clock?
#22He started saying 'tick-tock' instead of 'aye-aye'.
How do you make a pirate furious?
#23Take away the 'p'.
A pirate asked if I wanted to join his crew.
#24I said I'd have to check with my captain. My wife said no.
Why did the pirate bring sandpaper aboard?
#25He'd heard the sea was rough.
I asked a pirate how he stayed so calm.
#26He said he'd already lost the plot. And the map.
The pirate taught his parrot to say, 'It's all my fault.'
#27Then put it in charge of customer complaints.
Why did the pirate sack his parrot?
#28It told the police his name and address.
Why did the pirate get kicked out of the supermarket?
#29He kept opening cereal boxes to look for treasure.
The pirate chef said dinner was a surprise.
#30So was finding out we had to catch it.
I bought a pirate ship with free delivery.
#31They left it with the neighbours. Their pond's ruined.
Why did the pirate bring a pencil to the treasure hunt?
#32In case he needed to draw his sword.
What did the pirate say when he stepped on a Lego brick?
#33Something the parrot wasn't allowed to repeat.
Why did the pirate take a metal detector on his date?
#34He was looking for someone with a heart of gold.
What happened when the pirate tried online shopping?
#35He clicked 'add to cart', then stole the delivery van.
Why did the pirate buy a bigger hat?
#36He'd been promoted to big-headed captain.
My son said he wanted to become a pirate.
#37He's already refusing to share and blaming the parrot.
Why did the pirate leave the restaurant hungry?
#38The waiter said the fish was on the house, and he couldn't get onto the roof.
What do pirates do when they're cold?
#39Stand in the corner. It's 90 degrees.
The pirate captain said we were making excellent progress.
#40We'd only been lost for two days this time.
What did the pirate say when he turned 80?
#41Aye matey.
Why don't pirates like mountain roads?
#42Scurvy.
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