WHISTLING

Do you whistle?
Can you whistle?
How often do you whistle?
It would seem that WHISTLING has become somewhat
of a "lost art", don't you think? When was the last time
that you whistled? When did you last hear someone
whistle? How often do you hear whistling?
While minding the cash register at Rite Aid recently,
I heard a "gentleman" whistling as he exited the store.
My assumption is that he was having a good day?
Does anyone whistle when they're sad? What tune
would you whistle when you're "down"?
A decades-old song talks about "whistle a happy
tune, and no one will suspect that I'm afraid!".
Some have been accused of "whistling in the dark".
There are whistles of flirtation - "wolf whistles".
Whistles of relief - "Whew"!
Some call their dogs or other animals with a
whistle. Maybe there's a "horse whistler"?
Some beckon their children with whistles.
I heard a radio commentator and his crew note
that Barry "whistles" when he talks without the
assistance of his teleprompter, giving the idea
of uncertainty or misrepresentations when he
talks impromptu. Huh?
Santa whistled to his team.
Teapots "whistle" when they're done doing
their thing.
Are you in "inny" or "outy" when you whistle?
Some can whistle both ways, taking air in or
forcing it out through their front teeth.
If you'll remember to listen, many professional
entertainers have either whistled or had a
whistler complement their musical arrangements.
Roger Whittaker. Fred Lowery. Bing Crosby in his
famous "White Christmas" song. Les Paul. Neil Sedaka
on Pat Boone's "Love Letters In the Sand". Billy Joel
at the start and end of "The Stranger". Al Jolson
(who's he? careful, you'll date yourself) in his
famous "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye". And, of
course, Otis Redding's "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay".
Finally, Brother Bones' well-known and still being
played regularly "Sweet Georgia Brown", theme song
of the Harlem Globetrotters.
You can attend a "whistlers'" convention!
You can find "whistlers" websites!
Happy? WHISTLE! Afraid? WHISTLE!
For those who find it hard to play a musical
instrument other than a radio or CD player, God
has given you a natural talent - WHISTLING!
Let me hear you blow a note or two.....Good!
Try hard, you can do it.
Let's bring back whistling, what say?
We may even start to see more smiling faces when
they hear us whistle - even though we're not
particularly adept at it.
I'm even going to suggest to our minister that
we "whistle" a hymn or worship chorus in church
some Sunday soon. Huh? Why not?