Why Exactly is a Raven Like a Writing Desk? (A ‘Get Your Geek On’ Kickass Giveaway)

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You know, one bad thing about being at at-home parent is that my poor little *ahem* large collection of fabulously delicious heels tend to gather an obscene amount of dust whilst I run around these here parts deliciously barefooted (but not pregnant. Never. Ever. Pregnant. Again. *Spit*)

And though I miss those shoes like Nicole Richie must miss food now that she’s dropped 1 of 8, I do find a bit’a comfort and inherent freedom crawling into a pair of my favorite jeans topped with a kickass geeky tee like this one.

(Throw in a scarf, hippie sweater, equally kickass flats, and some red lipstick, and I’m totally prepared to stand down the peppy parent club in front of the afternoon pick-up line at the elementary school. (Seriously, honey, in all of the beautiful skin tones of creation, that tanning bed orange that you’re sporting is by far the most unflattering.))

So I thought that I’d share a bit of my daily comfort with one of you… After all, you’re pretty damn kickass yourself, don’t ‘ya know: One lucky Shakespeare reader will be getting the new POE Tee ($26.00) from my new  literature-inspired "clothing and random stuff" store Get Lit Fashions (coming soon) in  the size of their choice- the tee is available in both men’s and women’s and women’s plus.

So I guess the question of the minute is:

Are you feeling lucky? :)

To get your name into the drawing to win, all you have to do is:

1. Leave a comment below with an answer to the question found in the title of this post. It doesn’t have to be right or even make sense- just humor me, okay?

2. Post a brief post/line/blurb about this giveaway on your blog so that your equally kickass readers can participate as well and then come back here and leave a link to said post in a comment (or a trackback if you be so bloggily-inclined).

3. Do both 1 & 2 (in seperate comments, please) and get two- yes, TWO- entries and all of my love and devotion to boot.

And that’s it! I’ll announce the winner on or about March 7th!

Good luck!

February 12, 2008
Categories: Daily
  • http://www.asouthernfairytale.blogspot.com Rachel

    You rock. That’s too cute.

    Why is a raven like a writing desk… hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..First… We were at a bar this weekend called the ‘Mad Hatters’ so I”m giggling wildly over this.
    Second: because Poe wrote about a Raven at a Writing Desk?
    Third: Both contain the letters, R,E and N
    Fourth: Because they’re both part of an obscure reference few will get?
    Smooch!

  • http://napwarden.blogspot.com Nap Warden

    Love the tshirt! Why is a raven like a writing desk? I haven’t the slightest idea;)

  • http://jewels-crownjewels.blogspot.com/ Jewels

    Why is a raven like a writing desk? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………………
    They both have quills perhaps or is it because Poe wrote on both of them. Or maybe it’s for the mere pleasure of seeing people squirm when they realize there may just not be any good reason. Either way you look at it the Mad Hatter said it the best, next to you or Poe himself that is.

  • http://www.momisodes.com Sandy (Momisodes)

    Love that shirt!
    Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk?…..
    Because they both slope with a flap…? Both are not human?

  • http://insaneworld.wordpress.com Sandy

    Well, I don’t know the answer…but I can say the first time I heard this was on the move “The Last Unicorn” when Schmendric was trying to occupy Rook so he could turn the Unicorn free.

    Sorry…that’s all I got.

  • http://insaneworld.wordpress.com Sandy
  • http://immoralmc.blogspot.com Maria

    You’re just full of awesome ideas eh??
    I LOVE that shirt! You won’t get sued by the estate of EAP will you? *lol*

  • http://justchickenfeed.com Jenni

    Why not?

    But I believe an alternate answer would be:

    Because the Reverend Dodgson had a bit too much of the communion wine.

  • http://immoralmc.blogspot.com Maria

    Oh! I forgot to answer – it has no answer! That’s from Alice through the Looking Glass. I do know that the author answered it afterwards because people bugged him so much but said they weren’t really answers…

  • http://www.ordinaryartblog.blogspot.com Kelly

    Darn, I have no idea. I’m feeling like the newbie freshman in lit. class who doesn’t understand the literary allusions the upperclassman are making but chuckles anyway so she can fit in. he-he-he. This is me giggling behind my hand. What a dork! What good is my darn degree in English Literature if I can’t use it to answer the riddles on your blog?

    Anyway, I want that shirt so I’ll give it a try.

    Why exactly is a raven like a writing desk?

    How about…they both implore the art of flight. A raven, literally. A writing desk, metaphorically speaking, of course.

    I know it’s not correct, but please pick me. I need a new shirt that the silicone drones, I mean Vera Bradley, designer yoga pant wearing Mommies can scoff over at my next Mommy and Me. The Dead shirt I normally wear is getting old.

    And thanks for your comment on my blog today. You are right. She will be fine. It helps to breathe.

    Okay. I’m done. Sorry about the verbosity!

  • http://justchickenfeed.com Jenni

    OK, my trackback doesn’t seem to be working. So here’s the link. http://justchickenfeed.com/2008/02/we-are-all-weeners.html

    And now I’m going to spend the next 3 hours trying to figure out why trackbacks are not working!

  • http://www.ordinaryartblog.blogspot.com kelly
  • http://www.suchsimplepleasures.com melissa

    i’m going to do part 1 now…and then part 2, tomorrow because…i’m tired!
    a raven is like a writing desk because they both involve plumes. one wears them. the other…you use for writing…on the writing desk.
    ok…that’s all i’ve got!!
    xoxo

  • http://abritdifferent.wordpress.com Siobhan

    A raven is like a writing desk…

    because they steal your soul and come back for you eyeballs. (metaphorically speaking, writer’s block is a nasty thing.)

    Hello, btw *waves*

  • http://www.amimental.blogspot.com Ami

    Why is a Raven like a writing desk?
    The higher, the fewer, of course!

    Came here from Kelly’s blog. I’ll be back.

  • http://www.amimental.blogspot.com Ami

    Why is a Raven like a writing desk?
    The higher, the fewer, of course!

    Came here from Kelly’s blog. I’ll be back.

  • http://www.amimental.blogspot.com ami

    Sorry for the double comment, no clue why it happened.
    I’ll post contest on my blog tomorrow.

  • http://mommysmartini.blogspot.com MommyTime

    I love love love this contest. But, then, you already knew that before I wrote it here. :) I can’t wait for the whole Get Lit store. Are you taking suggestions for quotations for t-shirts? Are the women’s shirts slightly lady shaped in the side-seams? Cause if they are, I just might have to buy every single one! Anyway…

    * * *
    Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk?
    (1) Because they both have inky quills. (a logical answer perhaps Dodgson would have liked)
    (2) Because neither is of any use at tea time. (an answer perhaps Carroll would have preferred)
    (3) Because both are the tools of poets, the conveyors of sentiments regarding young girls, and–in terms of expressive content–often the harbingers of doom.

  • http://mommysmartini.blogspot.com MommyTime

    So I put in a little header rather than a new post. I’ll keep the header up for a week or so, so more people will see it, and then I might move it into a post or the sidebar to rotate something else in. My trackback is just my home page: http://mommysmartini.blogspot.com

    Looking forward to coming back here and reading all the other entries.

  • http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com Mr Lady

    SO doing this. Must. Have. Shirt.

    It’s not US only is it? I’ll die if it is. :)

  • http://immoralmc.blogspot.com Maria [Immoral Matriarch]
  • http://tasinastime.blogspot.com Tasina

    How is a raven like a writings desk? I’m working on it*:

    Communist answer: Because in a perfect society, all workers are the same.

    Capitalist answer: Because the laws of supply and demand govern the relative worth of birds and furniture.

    Psychological: Because both of them remind you of your mother, whom you secretly love.

    Barbara Walters: What kind of tree are you? One that a raven sits in or one that is made into a writing desk?

    Bill Clinton: It depends on what the meaning of the word “is” is.

    George W. Bush: Because both are part of the axis of evil and are hiding WMD’s.

    Al Gore: Because global warming is causing ravens to find new habitats in chambers and survive as writing desks.

    Paris Hilton: Because they’re both hot.

    Religious: Because God doth spake unto the raven: “Go thee and become a writing desk as I have writ your name in the Book of Life.”

    Absurdist: To get to the other side.

    *no offense intended for those that are easily offended*

  • http://www.amimental.blogspot.com Ami

    I added a bit about the contest to my blog today.
    It’s been fun reading everyone’s comments.
    http://amimental.blogspot.com/2008/02/bits-and-pieces.html
    Ami. Mental.: Bits and Pieces

    I added you to the list of blogs I read. Soon, I’ll be sitting in front of the computer nine hours a day. It’s going to cut into my family and work life, but it’s not like I have a choice.

  • http://www.halefamilysite.blogspot.com Cynthia

    They are alike because they are both a rare sight here in rural Middle Tennessee!

  • http://www.halefamilysite.blogspot.com cynthia

    I added a post about your contest.

    http://www.halefamilysite.blogspot.com

    thanks

  • http://www.halefamilysite.blogspot.com Rachel Hale

    What do they have in common? hmmm, let me think. Is it that they both are, or can be black? That is a tough one, maybe it is that they can both be annoying, if you dont want a piece of furniture (like a writing desk) It can be annoying and so can a bird(a raven)

  • http://angeliclenore.blogspot.com/ angeliclenore

    I MUST have this shirt! My middle name is Lenore, so this is a must!

    I am not whitty in any way & I have 3 small kids at home. So, all I can think of is to quote Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and tell you that you are “stark ravin’ mad!” ;)

    Great giveaway!! Thanks!

  • http://angeliclenore.blogspot.com/2008/02/check-out-this-great-giveaway.html angeliclenore

    Posted on my blog! Thanks again.

  • http://kaiseralex.com Dawn

    Q. Why is a raven like a writing desk?

    A. Febtober.

  • http://www.redflashlight.blogspot.com/ Red Flashlight

    A raven is to your writing desk what Alexandre Dumas (pere) is to your kitchen.

  • http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com Mr Lady

    Um, errr, well….because you can, um, do it on both and afterward they’d be equally as, well, not alive?

    You’re going to ban my ip now, aren’t you?

  • http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com Mr Lady

    Nevermind, Tasina totally won it. Poo.

  • http://www.whiskeyinmysippycup.com Mr Lady

    Um, errr, well….because you can, um, do it on both and afterward they’d be equally as, well, not alive?

    You’re going to ban my ip now, aren’t you?

  • MultiplesMommy

    Well, isn’t it obvious?? In the great, paraphrased words of Monty Python…A desk is made of wood, right? And wood floats. So do ravens. Therefore, Judith Shakespeare, if you weigh the same as a raven, you are made of wood, and therefore a witch, and thus we must burn you.

    It is a sad ending to a noble woman, but clearly there is nothing to be done about it. -sigh-

  • http://www.qweeniescourt.blogspot.com Qweenie

    Raven and writing desk??…hmmm…. both were in the movie “The Birds” with Tippi Hedren or was that a crow?? okay maybe not…

    Oh hell maybe Poe had both in his house?? Sure I’ll go with that one….

  • http://thepoopiepatrol.blogspot.com Kmommy

    I have no idea. And it’s too early in the am to actually think… but I like the shirt :)

  • http://thepoopiepatrol.blogspot.com Kmommy

    here is the link to my post mentioning your giveaway :) http://thepoopiepatrol.blogspot.com/2008/02/blogroll.html

  • http://www.qweeniescourt.blogspot.com Qweenie

    I blogged about your contest and made a linky!!

  • Marie

    Let’s see. . . .

    1. Because the notes they create are not musical notes.

    2. Poe wrote on both.

    Does that count?? *grin*



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