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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
As near as I can figure, a 'hatch' is the birth of a whole bunch of bugs, like Mayflies. When you 'batten them down' you are using a Louisville Slugger baseball bat to eliminate them. I still never figured out why they are born just before storms. Hope this help clear things up.  |
Yes, perfectly. I now understand why Captain Whatshisname kept yelling to Mr. Christian to batten down the hatches. Does this mean that baseball was invented by the crew of HMS Bounty? So many questions, so little time.