Famed composer Johann Strauss was an avid mountain climber who once waltzed himself into deep trouble. He lost his footing and found himself hanging by his fingertips over a bottomless gorge.
Another climber heroically came to his rescue and just managed to grab Johann by a strap of his backpack to save the Maestro's life.
Since then, the act of trying to get out of a seemingly hopeless situation has come to be known as grasping at Strauss.
Q: What kind of room has no windows or doors?
A: A mushroom.
Q: What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?
A: A coat of paint.
What does a farmer say when he is looking for his tractor?
"Where's my tractor?"
[What else would he say???]