I was curious, the other day I heard a tune on the radio that I had
completely forgotten about titled, "I Was Kaiser Wilhelm's Batman." No
words are spoken but it has a catchy tune to it. Ruth
At 10:00 PM -0400 6/2/05, [log in to unmask] wrote:
In a message dated 6/2/2005 8:27:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
Ralph, Would you please explain the term "batman?" Ruth
How kind of you to ask. It is a WWII-era term for somebody who is
basically an aide of one sort or another. At least that's what I think;
I'm not sure whether it predates or is based on the comic strip character.
Now we'll find out whether once again, I'm full of shit. Bat shit in this
case, I guess.
Ralph
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