Why is a raven like a writing desk?

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SlobZombie13@reddit

CLEAN CUP! CLEAN CUP! MOVE DOWN! MOVE DOWN!

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LadeeAlana@reddit (OP)

I got that, and it's the only "Alice" reference so far.

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Tyler1620@reddit

I’m disappointed that it took that long for an Alice in wonderland reference.

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bje332013@reddit

What do you mean by your claim that Poe wrote on a raven?

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Charles Dickens wrote on a variety of topics including social issues, poverty, and the human condition in Victorian England, often through the lens of his own experiences. Poe, on the other hand, wrote on a Raven.

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bje332013@reddit

Ah, got it. The phrasing is rather strange; I'd have said that he (Poe) wrote about a raven, not on one.

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WeirdLight9452@reddit

I like this, it’s intelligent and appeals to my goth little self 😂

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ChaseShiny@reddit

I like these, but the most obvious solution to me is that they both collect messes.

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W3BL3Y@reddit

I would say collect junk…

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ChaseShiny@reddit

Right after I submitted, I thought to myself that I should've used bric-a-brac. I mean, how often do you get a chance to say bric-a-brac in a casual sentence?

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W3BL3Y@reddit

I mean, at least every other day. Or is that just me?

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ChaseShiny@reddit

Well then. It sounds like you have something in common with the raven, whereas I have something in common with the desk. While we might find a mess of baubles over the top, it sounds like you two would be messily over-the-top with baubles.

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Licensedattorney@reddit

Naver . . . . . . .

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TwilightFanFiction@reddit

This is a famous riddle from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Carroll does not provide the answer, leading to 160 years of fun conjecture

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Jojo-Action@reddit

This isn't really a joke so much as a riddle. A joke's punchline would have more comedy to it. Something like

"What does my childhood innocence have in common with Edgar Allen Poe's 13 year old cousin?

They were both fucked by Edgar Allen Poe."

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