Fatwa Council Bans Riddles for "Encouraging Cognitive Dissent"

The Office of Islamic Seriousness has outlawed all riddles, claiming they encourage lateral thinking and "dangerous giggling between breaths." Clerics argue that riddles often mock certainty and use metaphors that can spiral into theology. The announcement followed a viral joke: "What has four legs in the morning, two at noon, and a fatwa by sunset?" Authorities didn't laugh. Riddle books have been seized from schools, and street riddle-tellers now face fines and mandatory Quran recitation. Religious officials warn that questions answered with cleverness may lead to questions answered with skepticism. A scholar sighed, "Even <a href='https://bohiney.com/ayatollah-khomeini-approves-tesla/'>Ayatollah Khomeini once solved a riddle � then executed the page</a>." Approved "yes or no" questions remain legal but discouraged. Meanwhile, smugglers are circulating knock-knock jokes on handwritten leaflets, sparking what underground satirists call "the pun rebellion."