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Whistling noises around windows. Gaps and cracks along the window frame. Frost or condensation buildup in the window—a little is to be expected, but entire window panes covered in ice or ...
Whistling can be used to control trained animals such as dogs. A shepherd's whistle is often used instead. Whistling has long been used as a specialized communication between laborers. For example, whistling in theatre, particularly on-stage, is used by flymen (members of a fly crew) to cue the lowering or raising of a batten pipe or flat. This ...
The wind would whistle through and chill us to the core, but Dad thought the radiant electric heating cost too much. We never turned it on. Instead, we built fires in two fireplaces and a wood ...
As the crowd passed by buildings, people could be seen hanging out of apartment windows, whistling and screaming in support. Sorority sisters gathered on balconies, waving to the marchers.
A trailing edge tone occurs when an exterior flow passes over a trailing edge. There is a whistle that is a combination of an edge tone and a trailing-edge tone and might be called a wake-edge tone. It occurs in rotating circular saws under idling conditions and may be called the circular-saw whistle. Under load conditions, blade vibration ...
According to Adam Edwards of Daily Express, the wolf whistle originates from the navy General Call made with a boatswain's pipe. The General Call is made on a ship to get the attention of all hands for an announcement. Sailors in harbour would whistle the General Call upon seeing an attractive woman to draw fellow sailors' attention to her.
Both Krieger and Densmore believe that the Doors’ debut album from 1967 and their fast, loose last record with Jim Morrison, 1971’s “L.A. Woman,” were their band’s finest recordings.
"When I'm Cleaning Windows" is a comedy song performed by Lancastrian comic, actor and ukulele player George Formby. It first appeared in the 1936 film Keep Your Seats, Please. The song was credited as written by Formby, Harry Gifford and Fred E. Cliffe. [1] Formby performed the song in A♭ in Keep Your Seats, Please. For the single release ...