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Features:Stamps; For Beginners and Beyond by =ClefairyKid
Why is a raven like a writing desk?
Answer: "Because they both collect useless things." ~
More here: [link]
There is no correct answer considering Lewis Carroll admitted that there was no answer intended. Coming up with answers is just for pure amusement. There is no right or wrong answer. You could answer with neither is made of aluminum foil and it would be acceptable.
I operate a group called o-Why-is-a-Raven-o. Join the group if you like, but don't forget your tea: [link]
Here's the icon version of this stamp which was adapted for the group I operate: [link]
And there's a PLZ account: whyisaravenplz
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Imma use this soon... dunno when, but soon. Love it.
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Of course there's an answer: Because Lewis Carroll wrote about both of them.
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Or Edgar Allen Poe :3
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And they both have feathers on them. At least when this was written, they did.
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I know how a raven is like a writing desk-you find some with black ("raven") hair and ask them to bend forward slightly so you can use their back as a solid writing surface
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because Edgar Allen Poe wrote on both of them
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They both have black ink!
Desk = Ink from the paper, a spill, etc.
Raven = Black as ink.
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Drat. That was my answer, too.
Well, neither can sing very well....
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my sister said it was becuase they both were once loved but eventualy forgottten.
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I've also heard this answer: Because Poe wrote on both of them! ^^
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Lewis Carroll addressed the issue, saying βBecause it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front!β In the original preface, βneverβ was spelled βNevar,β which is βravenβ backwards. Carroll's pun was unfortunately lost to the red pen of a proofreader, confusing the issue of the riddle even further. *Is a bit obsessed with Alice in Wonderland*
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That's fairly close to the annotation in the Annotated Alice [link] I really like the cover art of the version I gave you a link to but I read an older version that I found in the library I go to. Didn't even know an annotated version existed until then. That book has all the fun facts and information a nerd could ever want to know about Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
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I always figures because they was both black as ink. U kno from the writer always spilling his ink jar and such
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That is one of the answers too! I haven't heard it in a while though.
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Because they are both affiliated with Edgar Allen Poe ~ <3
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I like the "Because the notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes." one and the "Because there is a B in both and an N in neither" one
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Because neither have an obvious use in everyday life. XD
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On dA only. Just copy and paste the thumb code.
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Friend: Why is a raven like a writing desk
Me: Because the possum came home
Friend: That doesn't make any sense
Me: Neither does your question
Friend: True..... very true
XD my day = Well spent thank you friend
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They can both carry a note though they are quite flat.
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Feathery! Off by one letter. No difference. Both mean the same thing.
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Because magic can be made on both. *coughTeenTitanscough*
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"Because both produce notes, even though they are very flat. And they are never placed with the wrong end in front." That was the answer Carroll came up with years later when asked constantly for the answer, even though there wasn't supposed to be one.
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