We don't know who Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee were trying to please when they told their story about the oysters in 'Alice in Wonderland,' but it didn't please us. It gave us an image that stayed with us at the time, and still occasionally still resurfaces now.
All the happy little oysters wanted to do was spend their days singing, but then the walrus came along, scooped them all up, and ate them. Just to make matters worse, they were alive when he did it.