Dear Wisdom Boy,

Why does the porridge bird lay its eggs in the air?

~ Steven Ellis

Dear Mr. Ell,

As both expert ornithologist and longtime porridge man, I am uniquely suited to answer this question. Long have I hunted the devious porridge bird, which is very rare, due to so many broken eggs. Turns out there is only one mating pair left in existence, the female of which which finally came to its senses and laid her eggs above the proscenium arch in the old Firesign Theatre, that long disused ruin on Cherry-Tree Lane, in a town I must keep secret. One only hopes that the chicks retain their mother’s wisdom.

As to why the porridge bird deposits (or used to) its eggs in the air, I used my ornocryptotweetomizer to have a chat with the mother porridge bird, and she said her ancestors laid their eggs in air because they were idealists.

Egg on,

Wisdom Boy