Difference between revisions of "Offwall"
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| − | 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.''' | + | |
| + | The great [[fall]] of the offwall. From the Mother Goose nursery rhyme: Humpty Dumpty. | ||
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| + | "Humpty Dumpty sat on '''a wall''' Humpty Dumpty had a '''great fall.''' </br> | ||
Nursery rhymes are often told before bed, hence "[[retaled]] [[early in bed]]." | Nursery rhymes are often told before bed, hence "[[retaled]] [[early in bed]]." | ||
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See later: [[Humptyhillhead]]. | See later: [[Humptyhillhead]]. | ||
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Humpty Dumpty has also been assumed to refer to [[King Richard III]] of England. | Humpty Dumpty has also been assumed to refer to [[King Richard III]] of England. | ||
Revision as of 02:13, 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.
