Mudcat Café message #3226265

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Thread #83222 Message #3226265
Posted By: kendall
20-Sep-11 - 05:29 PM
Thread Name: BS: Expressions and where they came from
Subject: RE: BS: Expressions and where they came from

I thought it had something to do with the buckets of sand that they spread around on the decks to make the blood less slippery. There was plenty of blood spilled in a sea battle.