Question about a riddle..........

[DevoVamp]

OK, I have to ask this, because it's bugged me for YEARS:

Does anyone remember in the movie, The Last Unicorn, Schmendrick gives another character (whose name escapes me) a riddle to keep him busy while Schmendrick frees the unicorn from her cage? The riddle is "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" We never hear the answer in the movie, so I've always wondered, why IS a raven like a writing desk?

Or, is this a riddle with no answer? (Or else, the answer is something along the lines of, "They're not alike, you dummy!")

Just wondering........

[Chi]

Poe wrote on both.

http://www.eeggs.com/items/1928.html
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_266.html

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[DevoVamp]

And here I thought I was the only one who had wondered about this!! I must admit, while I'm way more likely to remember the "Becasue Poe wrote on both" answer, I liked the "because you can't ride either of them like a bicycle" one!!

Thanks, Chi!!