1.   Reportedly, referees have been reminded to keep their whistles at the ready.

2.   People who live along the track fought to keep whistles from being blown at road crossings, forcing the state to put up costly gates.

3.   For Mark Cuban, the hardest part about refereeing a Harlem Globetrotters game was trying to keep the whistle in his mouth while he was laughing.

4.   Bevan agreed and kept his whistle in his clenched fist until South Africa kicked away the danger.