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The riddle is "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" One answer I have heard is "they both have bills and tails/tales," but I was told that Lewis Carroll had meant for it to be an unanswerable riddle.
"'Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front!' This, however, is merely an afterthought; the Riddle, as originally invented, had no answer at all." (http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1173/why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk)
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What is the difference between a raven and a writing desk?
This is a riddle from the movie "Alice In Wonderland". It is asked at the tea party scene, but never answered.
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| April 07, 2009 07:48 PM |
"'Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front!' This, however, is merely an afterthought; the Riddle, as originally invented, had no answer at all." (http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1173/why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk)
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