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| + | offwall: off the wall, zany, irreverent | ||
| + | The great [[fall]] of the offwall. From the Mother Goose nursery rhyme: Humpty Dumpty. "Humpty Dumpty sat on '''a wall''' Humpty Dumpty had a '''great fall.''' | ||
| + | Nursery rhymes are often told before bed, hence "[[retaled]] [[early in bed]]." | ||
| + | See later: [[Humptyhillhead]]. | ||
| + | Humpty Dumpty has also been assumed to refer to [[King Richard III]] of England. | ||
Revision as of 02:07, 20 August 2005
offwall: awful offwall: off the wall, zany, irreverent The great fall of the offwall. From the Mother Goose nursery rhyme: Humpty Dumpty. "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Nursery rhymes are often told before bed, hence "retaled early in bed." See later: Humptyhillhead. Humpty Dumpty has also been assumed to refer to King Richard III of England.
