Me: Do you know why firetrucks are red?
Stranger: No
Me: Well, Firetrucks have 4 wheels and 8 people.
Me: 4+8=12
Me: A ruler has 12 inches.
Me: Queen Elizabeth is was a ruler.
Me: There was a ship called Queen Elizabeth
Me: It sailed the seas and seas have fish.
Me: Fish have fins.
Me: People from Finland are called fins.
Me: Finland and Russians were in a war a long time ago.
Me: Russions are sometimes called red,
Me: And firetrucks are always russian around.