I did a radio piece on avian Morse Code, with actual recordings of them (which I leave to the ham radio enthusists among you to translate, with a warning that said translations are NSFW) called Feathers an’ Fluff <http://howlandbolton.com/essays/read_more.php?sid=477>
International Morse doesn’t work well at all with tapping; it needs tones to produce dots and dashes. American Morse (a.k.a. “landline”) is used with tapping. Instead of producing tones, landline produces a series of clicks. My brother could have theoretically copied very slow landline at one point, but I never had any usable knowledge of it.
I learned how to send and receive Morse Code in the Marines. I could send about thirty words a minute, which was about average. I never had an occasion to use it, so it was forgotten.
Some of these comments seem to be butchered by the system, like turning 3 dots into an ellipsis, and multiple dashes next to each other into some other character. Darn. Why do you have to interpret FOR us? Why can’t you display the text verbatim instead of assuming we’re dummies?
Wilde Bill over 1 year ago
T H E K I N G I S A FINK
Doug K over 1 year ago
“If I only knew Morse Code.”
The dude from FL (not bragging) Premium Member over 1 year ago
You still need a password with a text to your phone with the 6 digit code
Cornelius Noodleman over 1 year ago
Don’t tap too hard, you’ll knock the balcony down!
rshive over 1 year ago
Rodney has seen the Huns. And he will be back at the castle shortly.
littlejohn Premium Member over 1 year ago
They don’t make tab soles for birds to tap dance with. So they have to use their beaks instead.
The Reader Premium Member over 1 year ago
…dot – dot – dash. (Send more bird seed.)
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member over 1 year ago
I did a radio piece on avian Morse Code, with actual recordings of them (which I leave to the ham radio enthusists among you to translate, with a warning that said translations are NSFW) called Feathers an’ Fluff <http://howlandbolton.com/essays/read_more.php?sid=477>
jagedlo over 1 year ago
A carrier pigeon that’s part woodpecker?
bobwigg761 over 1 year ago
I was expecting the pigeon to “drop off” that message from above.
flagmichael over 1 year ago
International Morse doesn’t work well at all with tapping; it needs tones to produce dots and dashes. American Morse (a.k.a. “landline”) is used with tapping. Instead of producing tones, landline produces a series of clicks. My brother could have theoretically copied very slow landline at one point, but I never had any usable knowledge of it.
EnlilEnkiEa over 1 year ago
“Don’t… eat… me…”
e.groves over 1 year ago
I learned how to send and receive Morse Code in the Marines. I could send about thirty words a minute, which was about average. I never had an occasion to use it, so it was forgotten.
Mediatech over 1 year ago
Previous message not received, please repeat.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 1 year ago
- …. . / . .. . -. … / .- / ..-. .. . -. (the kings a fink)
Goat from PBS over 1 year ago
Someone get the translator!
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
It’s from the kingdom beyond! Tweeting is in, no more scrolls!
ascha35-gocomics over 1 year ago
All I ever learned was dot, dot, dot, dash, dash, dash, dot, dot, dot. Haven’t ever gotten to use it. So far, everything has been okay.
wa7tn Premium Member over 1 year ago
_ …. . . .. _. _ . .. … . .._. .. _. . .. . . _ ._ _ _… _ _. … .
B UTTONS over 1 year ago
Coded messages, Huns right up my street. It’s a bad way to start the day.
Baucuva over 1 year ago
He’s tapped out.
rchandra over 1 year ago
Some of these comments seem to be butchered by the system, like turning 3 dots into an ellipsis, and multiple dashes next to each other into some other character. Darn. Why do you have to interpret FOR us? Why can’t you display the text verbatim instead of assuming we’re dummies?
kathleenhicks62 over 1 year ago
LOL! So that’s what they do! I thought it was to drill holes in the house to hide acorns or build a nest.
WCraft Premium Member over 1 year ago
Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh!