Riddle Answer

Yesterday I asked, "What can go up a chimney down but not down a chimney up?"

Briana the Magnifi-can't seems to have answered correctly, though her answer was not completely correct. She wrote, "t's bmbrsht..."

Her answer seems to be missing the vowels. "Bumbershoot" would be a correct answer as it is another word for "umbrella."

Don't get it? Think about it. If an umbrella is "down," that means it is closed. A closed umbrella could easily go up a chimney. However, if an umbrella is "up," that means it is open. An open umbrella cannot go down a chimney.