Difference between revisions of "Fatherthyme's beckside"
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| − | The ambiguous crime was pehaps the exposure of HCE's backside in teh park, or the exposure of the private parts of the | + | The ambiguous crime was pehaps the exposure of HCE's backside in teh park, or the exposure of the private parts of the two girls. If the trial/cross-examination is of Shem or Shaun, as seems to be the case, this might account for reference to HCE's backside as "Father[thyme]'s." |
Latest revision as of 09:29, 20 June 2016
- Father Time: time personified as an old bearded man, usually carrying a scythe and an hourglass
- backside
- thyme
- beck: beckon
Commentary
The ambiguous crime was pehaps the exposure of HCE's backside in teh park, or the exposure of the private parts of the two girls. If the trial/cross-examination is of Shem or Shaun, as seems to be the case, this might account for reference to HCE's backside as "Father[thyme]'s."
