• sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    For those wondering about the Humpty reference (no egg):

    Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
    Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
    All the king’s horses and all the King’s men
    Could not put Humpty together again.

    Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
    Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
    All the king’s horses and all the King’s men
    Could not put Humpty together again.

    For those wondering about the Humpty dance.

    • spicy pancake@lemmy.zip
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      3 days ago

      since childhood I always laughed at the mental image of the king getting so frustrated with the men he tries putting the horses up to the task and of course they can’t do shit, they’re horses

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        3 days ago

        But the horses were listed first, so I assume they were his first choice.

        Which to me means he had absolutely no confidence in his men from the start

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          “Your Highness! Someone has fallen off a wall and broken into pieces, and we barely understand rudimentary surgery!”

          “Send in the horses!”

          “Y-your Highness? Surely at least the men—”

          “You heard me, send the horses!

    • Donkter@lemmy.world
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      And I think humpty dumpty was understood to be a cannon or something. Which makes sense, you drop a cannon from high up enough that it shatters its probably not going to be put back together.

    • zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 days ago

      Thank you for spreading the Humpty Dance to those that were unfortunate enough to have never heard its greatness.