Kings and lords and christians raised them Since they stand for higher powers Yet few of them would stand, I’m certain, If women ruled this world of ours.
Think you have it? The answer is below.
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Answer: Toilet seats (raised by men — they'd stay down if women ruled)
The trick here is that "raised them" and "stand for higher powers" both sound like they're pointing at monarchies and religion, when really they're pointing at a much smaller, much funnier kind of throne. Kings, lords, and christians all "stand for higher powers" in the sense of authority and heaven — but the riddle is quietly using "stand" in its literal sense too, since the whole punchline hinges on things that physically stand upright. That's the misdirection: you're primed to think castles and cathedrals, not bathrooms. Then the last two lines flip the joke by admitting these upright things wouldn't stay upright at all if the household balance of power shifted. Suddenly "raised" means lifted, not exalted, and the grand historical imagery collapses into a very ordinary, very relatable domestic squabble.
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