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"Have 你 guessed the riddle yet?" the Hatter said, turning to Alice again.
"No, I give it up," Alice replied. "What's the answer?"
"I haven't the slightest idea," 说 the Hatter.
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While Lewis Carroll had intended for this riddle to have no answer, many have surfaced. Some clever, some silly, and some completley un-related to the riddle. So are 你 wondering what the answer to Hatter's riddle is?
Curiousity killed the cat, 你 know.
However, there is 更多 than one answer to his imfamous riddle, and for those who've grown curious...here are a few.
Carroll's Answer: "Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is nevar put with the wrong end in front!"
**Note the clever misspelling of nevar so it is "raven" spelled backwards.
Answer 2: "Because the notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes"
Answer 3: "Because there is a B in both and an N in neither."
Answer 4: "They both stand on sticks."
Answer 5: "They both come with inky quills."
Answer 6: "Neither one is made of cheese."
Answer 7: "Because Poe wrote on both; bills and tales are among their characteristics; because they both stand on their legs, conceal their steels, and ought to be made to shut up."
Short version: "Because the Poe wrote on both"
(This one is my personal favorite. I used to tell people this answer before everyone went searching for it once the movie came out!)
There are many 更多 answers, these are only a few. Do 你 have 更多 to tell us? Then share them! Please do!
(Have I made a rhyme?)
The Hatter, er, Alice in Wonderland poster.
