MrSebSinM to The Far [email protected] • 1 year ago27 October 2023sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1593arrow-down16
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoWhat do you suppose it is? I’m eager to learn what horses could reassemble.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoPossibly a cannon or a siege engine, but no one is certain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty#Meaning
minus-square@AngryCommieKenderlink2•1 year agoThe “horses” in this context would refer to cavalryman.
minus-squareSubverblink2•1 year agoAnd “horses” in the context of the rhyme means “horsemen” or “cavalrymen”, not literal horses.
minus-square@RGB3x3linkEnglish4•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.
Possibly a cannon or a siege engine, but no one is certain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty#Meaning
The “horses” in this context would refer to cavalryman.
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.