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Post by patapin on Apr 17, 2018 10:16:02 GMT
Hello, I finished my "Imaginary stories" DC comics. It ends with a surpising expression I can't understand. Can you help me?  Does Batman mean that he is "notching" (ticking, checking) the bandit? (One for Batman, Zero for the bandit?) |
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Post by dancelover on Apr 17, 2018 17:14:23 GMT
Hello, Patapin, "Scratch one (or some higher number)" is a standard expression, going back at least to the World Wars, meaning "remove one (or more) from the list of our enemies (in this category)." Examples: "Scratch one Me-109!" "Scratch one Tiger tank!" "Scratch two observation-balloons!" Usually used for enemy equipment, but also "scratch one squad of infiltrators." Origin: once upon a time, lists were written on paper, in pencil, so entries could be scratched out with a pin, or even a fingernail. Howard "Dancelover" Wilkins Hello, I finished my "Imaginary stories" DC comics. It ends with a surpising expression I can't understand. Can you help me? Does Batman mean that he is "notching" (ticking, checking) the bandit? (One for Batman, Zero for the bandit?) |
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Post by patapin on Apr 18, 2018 9:45:13 GMT
Thank you very much, Howard.
I was not too far away from the truth, but your explanations are very precise, and give a historical vision of the "Why" and "When".
Glad to have so nice answers.
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