MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 2 years ago27 October 2023sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1599arrow-down16
arrow-up1593arrow-down1image27 October 2023sh.itjust.worksMrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 2 years agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareBye@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years agoIt never says humpty was an egg in the rhyme
minus-squarecomfortablyglum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoTrue, but it didn’t say he wasn’t, either.
minus-squarexia@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoWhat do you suppose it is? I’m eager to learn what horses could reassemble.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThe “horses” in this context would refer to cavalryman.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoPossibly a cannon or a siege engine, but no one is certain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty#Meaning
minus-squareSubverb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoAnd “horses” in the context of the rhyme means “horsemen” or “cavalrymen”, not literal horses.
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoHey, it’s a joke. No need to dissect the original literal meaning.
It never says humpty was an egg in the rhyme
True, but it didn’t say he wasn’t, either.
What do you suppose it is? I’m eager to learn what horses could reassemble.
The “horses” in this context would refer to cavalryman.
Possibly a cannon or a siege engine, but no one is certain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty#Meaning
And “horses” in the context of the rhyme means “horsemen” or “cavalrymen”, not literal horses.
Hey, it’s a joke. No need to dissect the original literal meaning.