Why is a raven like a writing desk?

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Because it can produce a few notes. Particularly if its name is Lewis Carroll.
Jennifer Rathbone, Toronto, Canada

The answer lies in the quill: both may be penned, but they can never truly be captive.
Noel Bird, Boreen Point, Queensland, Australia

Ravens and writing desks are both highly intelligent, found in a wide range of habitats, will eat almost anything and like playing tricks on humans.
Stephen Saunders, Canberra, Australia

Because outstanding bills are found on both of them.
David Tucker, Halle, Germany

Because in French all the letters in bureau are contained in corbeau.
Gillian Shenfield, Sydney, Australia

The Mad Hatter didn’t know, but perhaps The Raven came into Edgar Allan Poe’s mind while he was sitting at his writing desk.
Joan Dawson, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

They have quills in common – and black, if the desk is crafted from ebony. In fact, Lewis Carroll was so plagued for an answer to his riddle that he eventually satisfied his fans with: “because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat and it is nevar put with the wrong end first”.
Ursula Nixon, Bodalla, NSW, Australia