Ravenchase

The Hatter opened his eyes very wide but all he said was, “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” The party sat silent for a minute, while Alice thought over all she could remember about ravens and writing-desks, which wasn’t much.
“Have you guessed the riddle yet?” the Hatter said.
“No, I give it up,” Alice replied, “What’s the answer?”
“I haven’t the slightest idea,” said the Hatter.
“Nor I,” said the March Hare.
Alice sighed wearily. “I think you might do something better with the time,” she said, “than waste it in asking riddles that have no answers.”

Today is Read a Book Day, so I’m sharing a snippet of one of my favorites. Folks have scratched their heads over this riddle for nearly 150 years. I’ve seen many clever answers, but Lewis Carroll probably didn’t mean it to have one. While I’m at it, can you rearrange the letters in NOR DO WE to make one word?