When Is a Mouse If It Spins? Because the Higher It Gets the Fewer

Robert Overton? Anonymous? Dear Quote Investigator: The question and answer of the following exasperating riddle appear to be nonsensical: Question: Why is a mouse when it spins? Answer: The higher, the fewer. Would you please examine the provenance of this conundrum? Quote Investigator: Robert Overton published “Ten Minutes: Holiday Yarns and Recitations” as a Christmas …