A riddle about an object found in schools is:
Q: What/Who is king of the classroom?
A: The ruler.
The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2005.
2 March 2005, Los Angeles (CA) Times, “The Kids’ Reading Room: Jokes & Riddles,” pg. E15, col. 4:
What is king of the classroom? The ruler.
Mouradian, 11
Los Feliz Elementary
Los Angeles
6 June 2005, Star-Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), “Mindworks: Favorite Jokes,” pg. 1E:
Who is the king of the classroom?
A ruler.
Tiana Raimist-Carter, 7
Minneapolis
Marcy Open School
Google Books
February 2008, Boys’ Life, “Think & Grin,” pg. 52, col. 2:
Joe: What’s the king of all school supplies?
Moe: I don’t know. What?
Joe: The ruler.
Connor Bennett, Metairie, La.
Twitter
Prongo kids games
@Prongo
Joke of the Day: Q: Which object is king of the classroom? A: The Ruler Submitted by: Elizabeth: #jokes #comedy
1:42 PM - 25 May 2009
Google Books
Jokes about School
By Judy A. Winter
Mankato, MN: Capstone Press
2011
Pg. ?:
What is the king of the classroom?
The ruler.
Google Books
nsults Anywhere Kids Presents
Hundreds Of Kids Jokes They Can Tell Anywhere!
By Franklin Yantz
Insults Anywhere
2014
Pg. ?:
Q: What object is king of the classroom?
A: The ruler!
Google Books
111 LOL Jokes About School & Wimpy Teachers!:
Jokes, Riddles and Crazy Excuses for Avoiding Homework!
By Marcus Stuart, Sir Laughs A. Lot
LOL Kids Books
2015
Pg. ?:
What object is king of the classroom?
The ruler!
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
Recent entries:
•
“Women belong in the kitchen. Men belong in the kitchen. The kitchen has food” (3/22)
•
“Women belong in the kitchen. Men belong in the kitchen. The kitchen has coffee” (3/22)
•
Entry in progress—BP (3/22)
•
“Women belong in the kitchen. Men belong in the kitchen. The kitchen has bacon” (3/22)
•
“New Rule: You’re not allowed to work longer than the number of hours you slept the night before” (3/22)
More new entries...
Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
This site is edited by Barry Popik.