That's just what I complain of! You ought to have meant! Wha... - Humpty Dumpty - QuoteGap

"That's just what I complain of! You ought to have meant! What do you suppose is the use of a child without any meaning? Even a joke should have some meaning."

Humpty Dumpty

Character in Through the Looking-Glass

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"Why, you might make a joke on that."

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