My wife-- who loves to distort idioms into new phrases that often make better sense than the original-- read the weather forecast and noticed that high winds were predicted, and so she remarked "button down the hatches," and I said "it's batten, not button . . . batten down the hatches," and then we had to check exactly what a batten is:
a batten is a long, flat strip of wood or metal, used to secure something in place . . . such as the hatch on a sailboat.
a batten, as you also know, is soon to be a university in norfolk
ReplyDeleteBatten U was Virginia Wesleyan
ReplyDeleteNow it's Batten U, not Virginia Wesleyan
Been a long time gone, Virginia Wesleyan
Intramural delight on a liberal arts night
Every kid at Virginia Wesleyan
Goes to Batten U, not Virginia Wesleyan
So if you've a game vs Virginia Wesleyan
You'll be playing at Batten U
Even ODU was once William & Mary Norfolk Campus
Why they changed it, I can't say
People just liked it better that way
So take me back to Virginia Wesleyan
No, you can't go back to Virginia Wesleyan
Been a long time gone, Virginia Wesleyan
Why did Virginia Wesleyan get the boner?
That's nobody's business but the donor
busy day at the factory, whit?
ReplyDeleteWas in a boring meeting where I had no role. Only took 5 mins, the real work was done by The Four Lads and They Might Be Giants
ReplyDeletethis line is perfect: Even ODU was once William & Mary Norfolk Campus . . . so funny.
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