I think that it's more just coincidence, and you could claim anyone with a bushy moustache inspired the Walrus' design. John Tenniel's illustrations, such as this one, on the other hand...
...are most certainly the primary source of inspiration.
I'm sorry Jackoleen, I'm really sorry because I don't want to sound mean to a member as nice as you, but you have to stop making so, so, so many new threads like these for all your big, interesting theories and thoughts. You need to search for the right threads to post about this stuff, be it the Alice in Wonderland Discussion thread or Pinocchio Discussion thread or Aladdin Platinum Edition Discussion thread or the Main Street thread in the theme park section.
Right now, the search function needs some fixing, it won't let you search for just the topic titles anymore, which is the best way to find these threads. But it doesn't matter, because even if the search is broken and you need to spend a lot of time searching very carefully, you must find the appropriate threads, instead of making countless new ones.
I hope that didn't sound mean. We can see your interesting ideas in the right threads!
