EIGHT RIDDLES

1. A man died and went to heaven where he was assigned a cloud to live on. A friend came to visit and asked him if he was happy. "Well, yes, I am happy, but I could be happier," he answered. Where in heaven was he?

2. In a remote and far-away country some New Yorkers were captured by a tribe of cannibals. The chief told them they would be cooked that night and eaten for dinner. "You can't do that!" one of them said. "I'm the editor of the New Yorker."  What was the chief's reply?

3. Why did the king take his court jesters with him everywhere he went?

4. What goes around a button?

5. Why is a prince like a cloudy day? 

6. What do you call the son of a couch potato?

7. Can you tell me about Napoleon's heritage?

8. Why are handcuffs like suitcases?

Answers:

1. On Cloud 8

2. "Well, tonight you're going to be editor-in-chief."

3. He wanted to keep his wits about him.

4. A goat (a-buttin')

5. Because he's likely to reign

6. A tater tot

7. Of Corsican

8. They're made for tourists (two wrists)