“Humpty Dumpty” was street talk for a short, clumsy person with scrambled brains. Today we’d call Mr. Dumpty a nerd, a dork, a geek, an egghead or something equally unflattering. It’s not easy being oval.
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Most scholars believe that Humpty Dumpty refers to Richard III and his fall in the last battle of Bosworth. The “wall” Humpty was sitting on though was probably not his horse but a pun, often used in riddles. The “wall” is a play on words with the word meaning “welsh” or “foreigner.” This is the same “wal” that in “walnut” (a welsh or foreign nut) and “Cornwallis.” Richard III was counting on (hence sitting on) Sir William Stanley and other foreigners in the battle but was deserted, and his troops couldn’t protect him from death
2007-02-14 18:32:42
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answered by ari-pup 7
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LoL- Humpty Dumpty in simple terms fell-He became fairly a cannon on a wall-The call Humpty Dumpty got here from the noise that the cannons made whilst they the place spark off-humpty unload-humpty unload and so on... whilst the cannon fell off the wall-all of the kings horses and all of the kings men -could no longer restoration it..The nursery rhyme is rather previous and that's the way it got here approximately..
2016-12-17 10:23:10
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answered by ? 4
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He laughed so hard at having made it up on the brick wall that he toppled to the ground. I believe this was captured on the early Macgruder film, which was shot just beyond the grassy knoll.
2007-02-14 20:20:33
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answered by Anonymous
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Its a conspiracy...Little boy blue pushed him cuz he knew Humpty was scoring with Little Bo Peep! Little Jack Horner helped bury the shells!
2007-02-15 03:51:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Humpty Dumpty was never pushed,the truth is that he was never stable
2007-02-14 18:23:16
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answered by lady x 3
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Naw, he was drunk. Humpty was a real lush. Mother Goose tried an intervention and everything, but it didn't work
2007-02-14 18:15:19
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answer #6
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answered by Sabrina The Teenage Witch 2
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yes thye knave thought he would have a yolk 9/10
2007-02-14 23:09:03
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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He comitted suicide....... couldn't handle the pressure... i mean, who could, if you're asked to sit on the wall all day?
2007-02-14 20:20:09
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answered by chilli 4
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I think he was pushed...............
2007-02-14 18:07:57
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answered by night_age_germany 4
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he fell !!!
2007-02-14 19:25:26
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answered by Anonymous
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