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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 19, 2022 13:24:16 GMT -5
I can't remember if the discussion was at the old place or here, but my comment was "it's a performance". Seems odd.
What brought this to mind was my wife and I were shopping the other day and a guy was walking around singing a very redundant line and melody in Spanish. I turned to my wife and said "it's a performance" and reiterated the thread about whistling old men.
Then the other day my wife and I were at a "Tea and Spice" shop and she turned to me wide eyed. There I was, lips pursed, whistling. WTF? Is this an inevitable aging thing, like cats just showing up at old widow's door steps?
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Post by Seldom Seen on Jan 19, 2022 13:37:19 GMT -5
I’m convinced whistling is contagious. It lies dormant in me until I find myself whistling again. I try not to whistle in public but there is no control over the timing and duration of episodes.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 19, 2022 13:40:47 GMT -5
In my defense it wasn't one of those loud/crazy vibrato whistles, and my wife and I were the only 2 customers in the store.
I'm just afraid this is how it begins. 😄
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 19, 2022 13:44:37 GMT -5
That's too funny!
I'm getting all the obligatory entering geezerhood habits but that isn't one of them. But only because I can't whistle. Maybe dogs can hear me.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 19, 2022 13:54:44 GMT -5
I used to whistle and hum at the same time. That drove my now-ex-wife crazy.
It was a short trip any ways.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 19, 2022 14:05:51 GMT -5
I used to whistle and hum at the same time. That drove my now-ex-wife crazy. It was a short trip any ways. That sounds better than a crazy ex-wife. |
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Post by NoSoapRadio on Jan 19, 2022 14:10:49 GMT -5
If you are doing it somewhere that I can escape from it *may* be a performance.
If you are doing it while sitting next to me in the DMV you are violating my earholes. I wonder if a person can still whistle with a fat lip?
Could be worse -- you could be playing a harp.
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Post by Leftee on Jan 19, 2022 14:25:49 GMT -5
If you are doing it somewhere that I can escape from it *may* be a performance. If you are doing it while sitting next to me in the DMV you are violating my earholes. I wonder if a person can still whistle with a fat lip? Could be worse -- you could be playing a harp. You’d have to whistle from another orifice. Chose your battles wisely. |
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Post by rickyguitar on Jan 19, 2022 14:48:05 GMT -5
Life is a performance.
Thank ya, thank ya very much.
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Post by jtheissen on Jan 19, 2022 15:42:32 GMT -5
No worries for me. I can' t whistle, never could.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 19, 2022 15:46:08 GMT -5
May be another reason for me to don the mask, lol.
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Post by gato on Jan 19, 2022 16:33:20 GMT -5
No worries for me. I can' t whistle, never could. Ditto. I've tried, but no can do. I also can't do that "fold the tongue in half" trick, even barefoot. |
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Post by Ragtop on Jan 19, 2022 17:54:07 GMT -5
My dad was a whistler. When I was 21, I was in the hospital for a couple weeks. When he came up to visit, I could hear him from the time he got off the elevator until he got to my room.
All the nurses on the floor thought it was hilarious.
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Post by Larry Madsen on Jan 19, 2022 18:39:38 GMT -5
Yes indeed and with no "dress rehearsals". At least damn few of them. |
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Post by Laker on Jan 19, 2022 19:43:10 GMT -5
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Post by michael on Jan 19, 2022 19:55:06 GMT -5
i wasn't aware there was anything wrong with it... i've whistled and hummed my whole life. people have commented how happy i must be ... it's just what i do... i got tunes in my head all the time and do it without even knowing i'm doing it. my wife DOES tell me to turn it down when we're in somewhere serious like church or something.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 19, 2022 20:00:26 GMT -5
Oddly intrigued. For about 10 seconds. Yikes! |
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Jan 20, 2022 7:37:50 GMT -5
I'm a whistler at home. Sometimes it sneaks out when I'm in public, but generally I'm pretty good about keeping it contained.
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Post by snakeboy on Jan 20, 2022 7:53:08 GMT -5
Replace whistling with farting and I'm all in.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 20, 2022 8:35:02 GMT -5
Replace whistling with farting and I'm all in. Coordinate the two with the latter serving as percussion, now you got a show. |
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Post by argo on Jan 20, 2022 8:38:01 GMT -5
I’m convinced whistling is contagious. It lies dormant in me until I find myself whistling again. I try not to whistle in public but there is no control over the timing and duration of episodes. I agree, I catch myself quite often starting to whistle around a whistler. |
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Post by gato on Jan 20, 2022 8:49:21 GMT -5
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 20, 2022 10:40:16 GMT -5
220 bpm
*fast staccato whistling* *fart-fart* *fweet-fweet* *farrrt-splat* *"OOPS"* *fweet-fweet*....
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Post by rickyguitar on Jan 20, 2022 12:17:15 GMT -5
Farming and whistling at the same time creates risk of stroke and heart attack.
At the same time.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 20, 2022 12:53:20 GMT -5
Farming and whistling at the same time creates risk of stroke and heart attack. At the same time. I've done my share of crop dusting while whistling. |
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Post by oldfartbassplayrwalt on Jan 20, 2022 12:59:37 GMT -5
When I'm breathing, the hairs in my sinus passageway make whistling and squealing sounds if the
humidity is just right. Does this count?
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 20, 2022 22:51:26 GMT -5
When I'm breathing, the hairs in my sinus passageway make whistling and squealing sounds if the humidity is just right. Does this count? If there's a melody that can be charted, then certainly 😄 |
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