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The way I heeard it, visitors to 19th centure sdailing ships would come alongside in a small boat, then sit in a bosun's chair (like an old-fashoned swing). A crew of sailors would pull on the tackle and hoist them aboard. What gives this the ring of truth is that visitors to ships are piped abord by a bosun with a pipe, while side boys stand at attention. Admiral Dan Gallery further maintained that the higher the rank of the visitor, the more likely they were to be fat--and therefore they would require more side boys to hoist them aboard. That's why more side boys are called for the higher the rank of the visitor to this day.

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