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Humpty Dumpty

So let me get this straight. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. He had a great fall and broke into a bunch of pieces. So the king called upon horses and men to put him back together again? The king called upon horses to put him back together again? 2014

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Jerome Malenfant

Date: 11/15/2016 7:57:00 PM

Historical note: "Humpty Dumpty" was actually a large cannon used in the English Civil War between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, which sat on the wall around Colchester, held by the Royalists. This cannon fell to the ground when the wall was damaged by a shot from a Parliamentarian cannon, and the Royalists, with "all the King's horses and all the King's men", were unable to move HD to another part of the wall due to its great weight.

Ironic Zink
Date: 11/15/2016 9:33:00 PM

I assumed Such realistic happenings to be so. But I love my dumb logic. Tgabks fir the history lesson... appreciated

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/15/2016 7:29:00 PM

Catches the funny bone!

Ironic Zink
Date: 11/15/2016 7:36:00 PM

Well said, thx