11-01-2006, 09:36 AM
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- Because the notes for which they are noted are not noted for being musical notes.
- Because Poe wrote on both.
- Because there is a B in both and an N in neither.
- Because it slopes with a flap.
- Because you cannot ride either one of them like a bicycle.
And from Lewis Carroll, himself: `Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front!
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From my favorite cynic, Cecil... http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_266.html
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