Riddle

What is red and nailed to a wall?

Choose an answer

A.A poster
B.A horseshoe
C.A photograph
D.A herring
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 8 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

A herring

Why this is the answer

This is a classic nonsense joke: the herring is red because it was painted red, and it's nailed to the wall simply because the joke says so -- a deliberately absurd 'red herring' pun.

This riddle is filed under Short Riddles and rated Medium.

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