A nursery rhyme for bed-time

Published: May 27, 2013 at 10:50pm

Sent in by a reader calling himself Anselmo:

Humpty Dumpty on a podium leapt.
Humpty Dumpty’s button snapped.
The button popped,
A private plopped,
And all the king’s horses and all the king’s men,
Couldn’t bring him back again.

…Or fasten that jacket.

Manuel Mallia 2




14 Comments Comment

  1. Agostino Mangion says:

    Propja Censu z-zatat.

  2. David S says:

    When was the last time he could see his weener?

    [Daphne – He probably doesn’t want to, David. Something tells me that it can’t be too prepossessing.]

    • Harry Purdie says:

      The other disgraced Weiner is running for mayor of NYC. Perhaps our own ‘Crazy Frog’ (remember his little weener?) should pose in his briefs also. Possibly Omar, the tent-maker, could contribute.

  3. Rhythm says:

    Humpty Dumpty stood on his stage,
    Humpty Dumpty hiding his age.
    All the clown’s tailors with all their fine lace
    Couldn’t fix Humpty’s coat buttons in place.

  4. la Redoute says:

    Why is a minister receiving an army salute? He represents government, not the state.

  5. H.P. Baxxter says:

    Some talk of Atkins’ diet, some talk of wine and cheese
    Of course they’d rather fry it in a tub of lard and grease.
    But of all the world’s great zeros there’s none that can compare
    With a tow row row row row row to General Ball of Sleaze.

    This fat fuck in sunglasses ne’er saw a cannon ball
    Nor can he for that matter glimpse his own balls at all
    But our brave boys do know it and and banish laughter’s tears
    Sing tow row row row row row as the waddling hog appears.

    • Harry Purdie says:

      So funny, Baxxter, a fat fuck in shades. reviewing the ‘troops’.

      Have a soldier buddy, who was one of the ‘reviewees’, told me yesterday, that they did well to contain and constrain their giggles and smirks as the Honourable Gentleman did his ‘walk past’

      However, once the bullfrog waddled off, the guffaws were unleashed.

  6. observer says:

    I like that smug half-smile (forced and farcical) on his fat face.

  7. maryanne says:

    I once was in court and during some litigation Humpty Dumpty retorted: Xi hsibtuna hawn, wara s-suq?

    Oh, the irony.

    Now that the Monti will be moving to Ordnance Street, Manuel will be literally living wara s-suq, both when he is at home (Hastings area) as well when he is in parliament.

    It’s a pity they don’t sell suits at the market. It would have been easier for him to try on a couple of suits in larger sizes.

    Kenneth Zammit Tabona could have been roped in to help. Such a short distance from the theatre.

  8. ciccio says:

    Humpty Dumpty stood on a podium in his XXXL suit,
    With his top button, in position, ready to shoot.
    Threescore Clowns and threescore more,
    Couldn’t Humpty Dumpty’s jacket restore.

  9. TL says:

    Never thought I’d see Daphne endorsing the rhyming of ‘leapt’ with ‘snepped’ :)

  10. paleblue my foot! says:

    I can imagine the AFM personnel having a good laugh between themselves later on at this ludicrous man.

  11. C Falzon says:

    Kim-Mal-Li-A, Supreme Leader of the Democratic Socialist People’s Republic of Malta

  12. SA says:

    He reminds me of Napoleon from Animal Farm.

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