Why did the book join the band?
Category: Wordplay · Difficulty: easy
Hint: Think about what books have.
Answer
It had the right spine for it.
Explanation
The humor is in the play on 'spine', which refers to both a book's physical structure and being 'spined' in music.
This is an easy wordplay riddle — a good one for children and beginners. The answer is It had the right spine for it..
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