WHY IS THE FIFTH OF JULY
As soon as I posted the riddle yesterday, I decided I got it wrong! I think it goes like this:
“Why is the Fourth of July?”
The correct answer is “Yes.” When the person being questioned looks puzzled, the questioner explains, “Y is the Fourth of July …. the fourth letter.” And laughs hysterically, having put something over on the other person.
I don’t know. Neither version seems quite as uproarious as they did when I was eight or nine!
But thinking of this reminded me how much I’ve always loved riddles and puzzles. I’m going to revisit some of those in the near future. For a couple of knock-knock jokes, check out Humphrey’s Notebook in the Humphreyville section of the website. Humphrey updates his notebook once or twice a week.
In case you didn’t get any fireworks on the 4th, here are some pretty spectacular fireworks from a program at the Hollywood Bowl last summer.
