Alice im Wunderland (2010) Article: Why IS a Raven like a Schreiben Desk?

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posted by Juliana_House

The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on on hearing this; but all he sagte was, "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?"
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"Have Du guessed the riddle yet?" the Hatter said, turning to Alice again.
"No, I give it up," Alice replied. "What's the answer?"
"I haven't the slightest idea," sagte the Hatter.

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While Lewis Carroll had intended for this riddle to have no answer, many have surfaced. Some clever, some silly, and some completley un-related to the riddle. So are Du wondering what the answer to Hatter's riddle is?
Curiousity killed the cat, Du know.
However, there is Mehr than one answer to his imfamous riddle, and for those who've grown curious...here are a few.

Carroll's Answer: "Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front!"
**Note the clever misspelling of nevar so it is "raven" spelled backwards.

Answer 2: "Because the notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes"

Answer 3: "Because there is a B in both and an N in neither."

Answer 4: "They both stand on sticks."

Answer 5: "They both come with inky quills."

Answer 6: "Neither one is made of cheese."

Answer 7: "Because Poe wrote on both; bills and tales are among their characteristics; because they both stand on their legs, conceal their steels, and ought to be made to shut up."
Short version: "Because the Poe wrote on both"
(This one is my personal favorite. I used to tell people this answer before everyone went searching for it once the movie came out!)

There are many Mehr answers, these are only a few. Do Du have Mehr to tell us? Then share them! Please do!
(Have I made a rhyme?)

Maria1307, shenelopefan and 7 others like this

Mysteriamoon Where I live (Maryland) we have an ongoing regional joke about this one: "Becuase we're from Baltimore, and that's how we roll." (Edgar Allan Poe was from Baltimore. And we have the Ravens football team.) Another answer is "Becuause you can ride neither one like a bicycle." Or "Neither one works when you put them upside down and pour krazy glue on them." Don't ask me where that last one came from. It's just one of those things that goes around for no reason, a ridiculous answer for a ridiculous question.

1122ridr Poe wrote on both. That's the answer.

huddysmacked "Because according to several physics theories there are many possible parallel universes with a different probability in each one of them. According to this theory there could be a parallel universe in which a raven could be related to a writing desk, or another probability is that a raven could transform itself into a writing desk and vice versa." -O-O- I'm sorry I'm one of those people you will call a nerd -O-O- Or another explanation "Because Poe just rocked them both!"

Juliana_House These are great, guys! Keep them up! =D

Mysteriamoon AHA! I have another, said by a volunteer at the Edgar Allan Poe house in downtown Baltimore. "Because I'm sick and tired of people asking me that ten times a day."

Taylah_Jade cool (:

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Iracebeth of Crims: An Evil Overlord Fail

posted by Mysteriamoon

Peter's Evil Overlord List was compiled in 1994 Von Peter Anspach as a Liste of things that one should and should not do if they become an evil overlord. The Liste can be found here: link

So how does the Red Queen measure up? Not very well actually. I have compiled the following Liste of all the things in the Evil Overlord Liste that she did wrong oder didn't do at all.

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3. My noble half-brother whose thron I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon. I’m scratching my head at why she didn’t just get rid of Mirana once and for all.

10. I will...