MrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 1 year ago27 October 2023sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1595arrow-down16
arrow-up1589arrow-down1image27 October 2023sh.itjust.worksMrSebSin@sh.itjust.worksM to The Far Side@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareBye@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoIt never says humpty was an egg in the rhyme
minus-squarecomfortablyglum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoTrue, but it didn’t say he wasn’t, either.
minus-squarexia@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWhat do you suppose it is? I’m eager to learn what horses could reassemble.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe “horses” in this context would refer to cavalryman.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoPossibly a cannon or a siege engine, but no one is certain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty#Meaning
minus-squareSubverb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAnd “horses” in the context of the rhyme means “horsemen” or “cavalrymen”, not literal horses.
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year 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.