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Spinning gee-haw whammy diddle The gee-haw whammy diddle. A gee-haw whammy diddle is a mechanical toy consisting of two wooden sticks. One has a series of notches cut transversely along its side and a smaller wooden stick or a propeller attached to the end with a nail or pin. This stick is held stationary in one hand with the notches up, and ...
Eager to help Snug, Tony introduces him to logging foreman Mike Malone (G. Pat Collins), who offers him a well-paying job, which will start when Snug learns how to drive the mules. Tony teaches Snug the commands "scudda hoo" and "scudda hay," which mean "gee" and "haw," the teamster's commands for "right" and "left," respectively.
Whirligig store. A whirligig is an object that spins or whirls, or has at least one part that spins or whirls. It can also be a pinwheel, spinning top, buzzer, comic weathervane, gee-haw, spinner, whirlygig, whirlijig, whirlyjig, whirlybird, or simply a whirly.
A highlight of the event is the Annual World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle competition held at 2 p.m. A Whimmy Diddle is an Appalachian mountain toy traditionally made from two sticks of rhododendron.
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The yo-yo is an example of a skill toy. A skill toy is an object or theatrical prop used for dexterity play or an object manipulation performance. A skill toy can be any static or inanimate object with which a person dances, manipulates, spins, tosses, or simply plays.
Skijoring dogs are taught the classic dog sledding commands to start running ("hike"), turn ("gee" and "haw"—right and left respectively in the US), to stop ("whoa") and to pass distractions ("on by"). Training is best done on foot, before the person straps on their skis, to avoid being pulled into objects, like trees or half-frozen creeks.
Costco got off to a good start this holiday shopping season as the retailer racked up increased sales ahead of Black Friday and the official start of consumers' seasonal buying. The members-only ...