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Pucker whistling is the most common form in much Western music. Typically, the tongue tip is lowered, often placed behind the lower teeth, and the pitch altered by varying the position of the tongue. Although varying the degree of pucker will change the pitch of a pucker whistle, expert pucker whistlers will generally only make small variations ...
Whistling on board a sailing ship is thought to encourage the wind strength to increase. [29] This is regularly alluded to in the Aubrey–Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian. On boats and ships whistling was taboo as it was associated with coded communications between mutineers.
Away Boats: Used to order a ship's boats to leave the ship's side. Call the Boatswain's Mates: The boatswain's gang to report. All Hands on Deck: Crews were split into three (or earlier, two) rotating watches that stood for two to four hours at a time. This call signals the entire crew to assemble on deck.
A smack was a traditional fishing boat used off the coast of Britain and the Atlantic coast of America for most of the 19th century and, in small numbers, up to the Second World War. Many larger smacks were originally cutter-rigged sailing boats until about 1865, when smacks had become so large that cutter main booms were unhandy. The smaller ...
The 2024 Heisman Trophy presentation is less than two weeks away and will feature the top college football players who have demonstrated exceptional skill, leadership and performance on the field ...
An 1815 painting by artist Robert Havell of the druids crowned with oak leaves, holding a scepter. At the bottom is a gold crescent found in Ireland and a sacred gold hook for cutting mistletoe.
Pucker Up: The Fine Art of Whistling is a documentary film on the 31st International Whistlers Convention that follows a Washington D.C. investment banker, a Dutch social worker and a turkey hauler among others as they compete for a prize in competitive whistling.
Two runways were closed at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport Tuesday as officials tried to capture a dog a week after it escaped from an aircraft, Air France and airport sources said.