bikeperson45 Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 How do we know that Humpty Dumpty is an egg? It never says it in the rhyme, is it just an overused artists interpretation.Even if he is an egg, how do he get up the wall, I've never seen an egg with arms and legs.Why did he try to get up the wall?Stupidist nursery rhyme I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 You must be a right laugh down the pub... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Oh dear. Everyone knows Humpty Dumpty was a 17th century tank/cannon.Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall;All the king’s horses and all the king’s menCouldn’t put Humpty together againThe real Humpty Dumpty was not a person but a powerful cannon used by the Royalist forces during the English Civil War of 1642 to 1651.Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle led the King’s men and overpowered the Parliament stronghold of Colchester early in 1648. They grimly held on while the Parliamentarians, led by Thomas Fairfax, encircled and besieged the town.The supporters of Charles I almost won the day - all thanks to his doughtiest defender, Humpty Dumpty. In pole position, as it were, on top of the church tower of St Mary-at-the-Walls (Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall) their gunners managed to blast away the attacking Roundhead troops for 11 weeks.Eventually, though, the top of the church tower was blown away, sending Humpty Dumpty crashing to the ground, where it buried itself in deep marshland (Humpty Dumpty had a great fall).The king’s cavalry (the horses) and the infantry (the men) hurried to retrieve the cannon, but they couldn’t put Humpty together again - and without their weapon of mass destruction they were soon overrun by Fairfax and his soldiers.Rubbish Humpty Dumpty topic? Done. [/Gordon Ramsey voice] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Who are you and what have you done with Boswell ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Who's Boswell?So, he "it" was a canon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_addison Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 You must be a right laugh down the pub...lolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Who's Boswell?http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....mp;highlite=%2BBoswell is a legend for short topics that can be solved by typing two words into google Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlynnP Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Has someone been watching Ricky Gervais Live: Politics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Has someone been watching Ricky Gervais Live: PoliticsNo, a student teacher was talking to me at school about it today.I'm gonna be youtubin now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 I was gonna say, yeah I've seen that Ricky Gervais standup DVD too. Nice one captain boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam L Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 Has someone been watching Ricky Gervais Live: PoliticsTo which i can add, its pretty funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Apparently, the reason everyone thinks humpty dumpty is an egg is because when that poem was released, also Lewis Carrol released a book that had a picture of what you and I think humpty dumpty looks like. That character was also named humpty dumpty, so people thought the rhyme was about that character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Speaking of Gervais, anybody else brought Karl 'Head like a f**king orange' Pilkingtons new book?It's awesome, easily stands up to Happyslapped by a Jellyfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Even if Humpty Dumpty had no explanation, then it still wouldn't matter. It's a nursery rhyme.IF YOU ARE STILL ANALYSING NURSERY RHYMES THEN YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.The rest of us moved on from Humpty Dumpty, aged about 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Just saw the humpty dumpty gervais thing on youtube.Hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Just saw the humpty dumpty gervais thing on youtube.HeheheI like your statement under your avatar...Kinda explains it I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Even if Humpty Dumpty had no explanation, then it still wouldn't matter. It's a nursery rhyme.IF YOU ARE STILL ANALYSING NURSERY RHYMES THEN YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.The rest of us moved on from Humpty Dumpty, aged about 4 years.I know its in your nature to be miserable and dismissive, but don't you ever idly wonder about silly things like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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