WHY is a raven like a writing desk?

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09 May 2010, 1:31 am

Anyone, hmm?

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09 May 2010, 1:43 am

Chronos wrote:

Anyone, hmm?

Because they both have inky quills.

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09 May 2010, 1:44 am

What's the difference between a duck?

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09 May 2010, 1:48 am

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What's the difference between a duck?

ah, I didn't realize this was a Zen exercise

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09 May 2010, 4:05 am

Because they both have inky quills or they both have wings.

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09 May 2010, 6:54 am

SamwiseGamgee wrote:

What's the difference between a duck?

One of its legs is both the same! :lol:

That's my favorite joke!

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09 May 2010, 9:25 am

Poe wrote on both.

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09 May 2010, 10:50 am

IdahoRose wrote:

Poe wrote on both.

This. It's mentioned in "The Eyre Affair" by Jasper Fforde,

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09 May 2010, 12:40 pm

reginaterrae wrote:

SamwiseGamgee wrote:

What's the difference between a duck?

One of its legs is both the same! :lol:

That's my favorite joke!

Mine too.

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09 May 2010, 1:15 pm

IdahoRose wrote:

Poe wrote on both.

I know I've heard the question before, I seem to associate it with Adam West's BATMAN in a Riddler episode, but that's the first time I've ever heard the answer. Odd, I thought West and Ward always came up with the answers before the end of the show. Perhaps I heard it somewhere else...of course, as with all riddles, I feel stupid now for not having known the answer right away - it seems so obvious.

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09 May 2010, 4:48 pm

This riddle always reminds me of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe.

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11 May 2010, 5:16 am

Chronos wrote:

Anyone, hmm?

And the grand prize goes to, IdahoRose.

While the correct answer is, neither are made of cheese.

And the difference between a duck is is a moose.

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11 May 2010, 5:23 am

Willard wrote:

IdahoRose wrote:

Poe wrote on both.

Doesn't it come from Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass?
Maybe the Mad Hatter's question to Alice?

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11 May 2010, 5:39 am

IdahoRose wrote:

Poe wrote on both.

That's the best answer!

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