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Binnacle List

Firstly, in binnacle there is a stand or house for the ship's compass in front of the wheel. And the binnacle list is the sick list for the crew. The Ship's surgeon or physician generated a daily list of hands unable to report for duty due to sickness or injury. The list was then given to the officer or mate of the watch for use throughout the day during muster, drafting of work details, or other such evolutions. Deck Officers normally kept the list beside the binnacle for ease of reference, hence binnacle list.

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Fashion & Appearance Sentences

(Sentences for muses that are concerned about how they look. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"I'm a little concerned about the way you dress."

"Why are you wearing perfume?"

"Did you iron your shirt?"

"Why are you dressed like that?"

"I don't really have old man ear hair, do I?"

"You absolutely stink of cheap aftershave."

"Have you looked in the mirror lately? I have two words for you: 'hairline' and 'receding'."

"How good looking am I?"

"Hey, do you think I'd suit a goatee?"

"That jacket is a piece of clothing that's worthy of scrutiny. No one will look past it to what's underneath as long as the jacket makes a good impression."

"I don't need a lecture on style."

"You can wear a suit that tight up to the age of 35, and no further."

"You bought that yourself. You want to look pretty."

"When I go out, everybody sees me."

"Wear the sky blue shirt. It almost makes you look nice."

"If you're going to dress like an Italian hooker, at least let it be this year's Italian hooker."

"I really am ruggedly handsome, aren't I?"

"I wouldn't be caught dead in that thing. It looks like somebody's nightmare!"

"You blow-dry your hair?"

"That's a very nice suit. It would be a shame to ruin it."

"It's all very well trying to follow the latest fashions, but one has to know what suits one's shape."

"I think your tie is ugly."

"Beauty does not happen by accident."

"Replacing the quiet elegance of the dark suit and tie with the casual indifference of these muted earth tones is a form of fashion suicide."

"That photo in the paper did you no justice. You're much better looking in person."

"Excuse me for actually caring what I look like!"

"I haven't a thing to wear!"

"What do you think? This outfit, or the previous one?"

"Wow! That looks amazing on you!"

"You sure took a big step down in the wardrobe department."

"I'm really not keen on this season's fashions. It's all a bit too... Well, ugly!"

"Why don't you let me give you a makeover?"

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Detective Sentences, Vol. 17

(Sentences from various sources for detectives and/or muses that like to solve mysteries. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"Doesn't this seem a little bit obsessive?"

"I really don't have an answer that's going to satisfy you."

"Repeated luck is never luck."

"I don't joke at work."

"Listen, I'm not new to this. My bullshit radar is better than most!"

"I'm in the police, so rules are kind of my thing."

"Coppers lose sleep because they care."

"We're going to fundamentally disagree about what it means to read too much into this, aren't we?"

"Your stunned look, I take it, is your way of saying 'brilliant idea!'"

"They think I'm the only one who can prove you wrong."

"Whoever did this, I'll get them. I promise you."

"I'm trying to preserve the reputation of this force!"

"Does that mean I'm helping the police with their enquiries?"

"You’re doing that thing where you pretend to know more than everyone else in the world."

"Why don't you stop pretending that you haven't reached a conclusion?"

"Why do you value your failures more than your successes?"

"The way to deal with dogs and horses is to show you're not afraid of them. Is it the same with policemen?"

"There's nothing off the record in any investigation of mine."

"If I read every piece of paper that landed on my desk, I'd never be able to get out from behind it!"

"It's like he's begging us to catch him, but what kind of criminal does that?"

"If you're emotionally invested, you cannot make rational decisions."

"Turns out criminals are idiots. If they're not gonna bother to challenge you, what's the point?"

"I'm not here to make deals, or to listen to threats."

"This isn't a properly convened interview, so when you painfully bang your head after slipping on this recently washed floor, no one is going to know about it."

"You act like you don't care about anyone, but here you are saving lives."

"Whenever I find myself unable to uncover a reasonable explanation for a so-called inexplicable criminal act, it only means I haven't uncovered it yet. But then I do, because there's always one out there."

"Look, I should never have arrested you the way I did."

"Did you know that more people die at four o'clock in the morning than any other time?"

"I am concerned that the wrong officer may be in charge of this investigation."

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Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England by dannyshep

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-Morning at Sea-

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Untitled, by Binard, 1946

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Rounding the buoy, by Montague Dawson (1890-1973)

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The clipper ship Lightning, by Charles Edward Dixon (1872-1934)

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A 4 masted clipper in a Bottle, late 19th - early 20th century

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A wax seal impression stamped by the Admiralty Office and dates to 1811

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Special sails

We are more familiar with ships that go up to the topgallant sail (t'gallant or t'garns'l), but there are still some special sails that are above it, these are the Royal, the Skysail and above that the Moonraker. Because of the height they reached, these ships were also called skyscrapers, but please do not confuse them with the skyscraper sail, which was hoisted above them in a triangular shape on much larger ships like clipper or steal barques during the 19th and early 20th century.

Royal

A royal is a small sail flown immediately above the topgallant on square rigged sailing ships. It was originally called the "topgallant royal" and was used in light and favourable winds. Royal sails were normally found only on larger ships with masts tall enough to accommodate the extra canvas. Royals were introduced around the turn of the 18th century but were not usually flown on the mizzenmast until the end of that century. It gave its name to a Dutch term for a light breeze-the Royal Sail Breeze or bovenbramzeilskoelte was a Force 2 wind on the Beaufort Scale.

Skysail

In the course of the 18th century (although the first written records do not exist until 1807), skysails began to be hoisted over the Royal, again in good weather and light winds.

Moonraker

The word itself dates back to the 18th century and was the name for a sail that was hoisted directly above the sky sail, and it was only hoisted when there was very little wind, because if the wind was too strong, it would simply tear off.

The Regina Maris, a danish barquentine from 1908 with a watersail ( red circle)

Watersail

A watersail is a sail hung below the boom. It is used mostly on gaff rig boats for extra downwind performance when racing. Often a watersail will be improvised from an unused foresail. Its psychological effects may be more effective than its aerodynamic ones. Surprisingly, its use can be traced back to as early as 1373. Possibly even earlier, since the 12th century.

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A stained glass window depicting a ship of the line (galleon), England, late 19th century

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Anstruther Harbour, Fife

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The beautiful Götheborg of Sweden

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-Lunar night-