Is Humpty Dumpty an Egg?

Lando Griffin

I am sick of the lies and need to know the truth. All the illustrated nursery rhyme books have Humpty pictured as an egg. Eggs don't sit on walls. Eggs don't have an army of soldiers or public servants sticking them back together. So who is Humpty Dumpty ?

BluesBerry

Humpty dumpty was a canon

Archeron

He was a Faberge egg, thats why there was such panic to put him back together again.

Lando Griffin

BluesBerry wrote: »

Humpty dumpty was a canon

Would you wish to explain?

Lawrence1895

He was an egg with mysterious skills

im invisible

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses, And all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!

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Chuck Stone

He was an egg fired out of a cannon.

RikkFlair

MMM....I'm gonna whip me up an omelette

iverjohnston

At the time of the civil war in 1648, Colchester was a town with a castle and several churches and was protected by the city wall.

During the siege of Colchester, the 15th century tower of the church known as 'St Mary's by the Wall' was indeed much damaged. This happened because, on June 15th 1648, the church was strengthened against attack, by putting a cannon on the roof. As in the story, a gunner known as 'One-Eyed Jack Thompson' fired the cannon. He caused a lot of damage to Lord Fairfax's attacking troops.

Thompson's success made many of the Roundheads fire onto the church roof and, sometime during the 14th or 15th of July, Thompson and his gun came tumbling down. The damaged cannon could not be raised again.

This was one of a number of setbacks and, on August 28th 1648, the Royalists lay down their weapons, opened the gates of Colchester and surrendered to the Parliamentarians

Got thisfrom "Myths &Ledgends" from Google.

Micky Dolenz

Birds lay eggs. Eggs can be found in a nest.

Hande hoche!

Powerful people don't want you to find out.

Lawrence1895

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Birds lay eggs. Eggs can be found in a nest.

Some snakes lay eggs, too. Do they?

Micky Dolenz

Lars1916 wrote: »

Some snakes lay eggs, too. Do they?

Indeed my learned friend. In fact, quite a few members of the reptile species lay eggs. A very good documentary I would suggest to watch is Jurassic Park.

Duckworth_Luas

I'm 100% certain it was an inside job by all the king's men. If you look at the remains of Humpty at ground zero there is no way that he could have ended up like that after a fall, even a great one. In fact there is no evidence of a fall at all, or even that he ever sat on a wall. Wake up people!

My name is URL

BluesBerry wrote: »

Humpty dumpty was a canon

Why would they name a cannon after such a haphazard egg?

Dangerous Man

He was a cunt.

bfocusd

Just watch puss in boots, humpty dumptys actually really evil, he deserved to fall of the wall, I wouldn't of put his ignorant ass back together either

Duckworth_Luas

Dangerous Man wrote: »

He was a cunt.

True, and here is the evidence of his cuntishness!

Lando Griffin

iverjohnston wrote: »

At the time of the civil war in 1648, Colchester was a town with a castle and several churches and was protected by the city wall.

During the siege of Colchester, the 15th century tower of the church known as 'St Mary's by the Wall' was indeed much damaged. This happened because, on June 15th 1648, the church was strengthened against attack, by putting a cannon on the roof. As in the story, a gunner known as 'One-Eyed Jack Thompson' fired the cannon. He caused a lot of damage to Lord Fairfax's attacking troops.

Thompson's success made many of the Roundheads fire onto the church roof and, sometime during the 14th or 15th of July, Thompson and his gun came tumbling down. The damaged cannon could not be raised again.

This was one of a number of setbacks and, on August 28th 1648, the Royalists lay down their weapons, opened the gates of Colchester and surrendered to the Parliamentarians

Got thisfrom "Myths &Ledgends" from Google.

Wow who would have thought it. I suppose most nursery rhymes and some have a certain level of violence like for instance Goosey Goosey gander are connected to historical events.

Poor Uncle Tom

Humpty was pushed!

Maedbhish

What I don't get is how "All the King's horses" put him back together.. Have you ever tried fixing something with hooves??

BOF666

Maedbhish wrote: »

What I don't get is how "All the King's horses" put him back together.. Have you ever tried fixing something with hooves??

Have you?

brummytom

It was a suicide. He just cracked.

KKkitty

Maedbhish wrote: »

What I don't get is how "All the King's horses" put him back together.. Have you ever tried fixing something with hooves??

Don't you get glue from horses hooves?

Senna

I think he does football commentary now?

martyos121

Humpy Dumpty is actually a metaphor for the Irish economy

ArtSmart

Lando Griffin wrote: »

I am sick of the lies and need to know the truth. All the illustrated nursery rhyme books have Humpty pictured as an egg. Eggs don't sit on walls. Eggs don't have an army of soldiers or public servants sticking them back together. So who is Humpty Dumpty ?

Main thing is too keep drinking water.

it it gets bad, half a sleeping tab - but no more.

dodderangler

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Lars1916 wrote: »

Some snakes lay eggs, too. Do they?

Indeed my learned friend. In fact, quite a few members of the reptile species lay eggs. A very good documentary I would suggest to watch is Jurassic Park.

Did ya know two mammals lay eggs?
Platypus and echidna
Thought I'd throw that out

dodderangler

brummytom wrote: »

It was a suicide. He just cracked.

He didn't crack mate
He was just a mad yoke

ArtSmart

dodderangler wrote: »

He didn't crack mate
He was just a mad yoke

he was a mad joke that finally cracked?

wait, arent we (you) just stealing someone else's joke?

brummytom

dodderangler wrote: »

He didn't crack mate
He was just a mad yoke

Nah, he was definitely depressed. People spent all their time around him walking on eggshells. When he needed help, his friends just scrambled.

WhimSock

I see the Egg Advisory Board has gotten to you too :mad:

dodderangler

ArtSmart wrote: »

dodderangler wrote: »

He didn't crack mate
He was just a mad yoke

he was a mad joke that finally cracked?

wait, arent we (you) just stealing someone else's joke?

**** did someone already say mad yoke
Bollox
My bad

ArtSmart

brummytom wrote: »

Nah, he was definitely depressed. People spent all their time around him walking on eggshells. When he needed help, his friends just scrambled.

it was his tough, hard boiled attitude. any time he was in a pickle and someone a-poached the subject, he cracked.

Fart

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

True, and here is the evidence of his cuntishness!

Why are his testicles under his mouth?

ArtSmart

dodderangler wrote: »

**** did someone already say mad yoke
Bollox
My bad

no. i was just jealous. sorry.

Topper Harley

bfocusd wrote: »

Just watch puss in boots, humpty dumptys actually really evil, he deserved to fall of the wall, I wouldn't of put his ignorant ass back together either

No, he was just misunderstood but he did the right thing in the end. However I did notice some differences between Puss' beginnings and what he later claimed in Shrek 2 about his mother being sick and his father living off the garbage. He's the one to watch out for, he's up to something!

Maedbhish wrote: »

What I don't get is how "All the King's horses" put him back together.. Have you ever tried fixing something with hooves??

Well they couldn't, but the real question is why would horses try to put an egg back together? Stupid horses. That's not what they're there for. Off to the knacker's yard with them.

dodderangler

ArtSmart wrote: »

dodderangler wrote: »

**** did someone already say mad yoke
Bollox
My bad

no. i was just jealous. sorry.

Yesss I win

ArtSmart

Topper Harley wrote: »

No, he was just misunderstood but he did the right thing in the end. However I did notice some differences between Puss' beginnings and what he later claimed in Shrek 2 about his mother being sick and his father living off the garbage. He's the one to watch out for, he's up to something!



Well they couldn't, but the real question is why would horses try to put an egg back together? Stupid horses. That's not what they're there for. Off to the knacker's yard with them.

a little south you say?

ArtSmart

dodderangler wrote: »

Yesss I win

easy tiger, the competition is still on...

Sharpshooter

Chuck Stone wrote: »

He was an egg fired out of a cannon.

RikkFlair wrote: »

MMM....I'm gonna whip me up an omelette

Good luck with that because by the time you pick out all the bits of shell even salmonella wouldn't eat it!

ArtSmart

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Good luck with that because by the time you pick out all the bits of shell even salmonella wouldn't eat it!

hmmm. douse pwonts. maybe Sam and Ella?

dodderangler

ArtSmart wrote: »

dodderangler wrote: »

Yesss I win

easy tiger, the competition is still on...

Nope it's over I'm in bed going to sleep celebrating lol

ArtSmart

dodderangler wrote: »

Nope it's over I'm in bed going to sleep celebrating lol

yes me too. its a a tie so far though....

Topper Harley

ArtSmart wrote: »

a little south you say?

My mental health compass may be a bit off.

Sharpshooter

ArtSmart wrote: »

hmmm. douse pwonts. maybe Sam and Ella?

It's not a pun if you have to explain it...don't you geddit??

calnand

I always thought of him as the perfect metaphor for the current economic climate were in now.

Smidge

dodderangler wrote: »

Did ya know two mammals lay eggs?
Platypus and echidna
Thought I'd throw that out

Also a Platypus is one of the very few venomous mammals on Earth.

Topper Harley

mishkalucy wrote: »

Also a Platypus is one of the very few venomous mammals on Earth.

They're fuckin' ugly too. But I'm too lazy to post of picture to give you an egg...sample. I'll get my coat.

dodderangler

Topper Harley wrote: »

mishkalucy wrote: »

Also a Platypus is one of the very few venomous mammals on Earth.

They're fuckin' ugly too. But I'm too lazy to post of picture to give you an egg...sample. I'll get my coat.

They are horrible ain't they
Kinda like eh are you a duck or a big rat or a beaver
Make up your poxy fcukin mind

Richard Hillman

It was concept art gone violently and tragically wrong.

Humpty was meant to represent the working man, standing on his own on top of the kings wall but he had too much booze and fell off it. The Kings men and Horses (Capitalism) couldnt help him went he did fall off the wall and all his socialist mates (who fed him the booze) used it as an attack on the health service.