Has anybody else noticed that whistling seems to be a bit of a dying art these days?
The old mans whistle-with-a-warble is a sound to behold as you walk through the woods on a fine spring day
Has anybody else noticed that whistling seems to be a bit of a dying art these days?
The old mans whistle-with-a-warble is a sound to behold as you walk through the woods on a fine spring day
Roger Whittaker ( he of 'old Durham Town ' fame ) once whistled an entire song.
The Skye Boat Song was it? Learn't to whistle in Africa if memory serves correctOriginally Posted by Leeds Rhino
Last edited by stevefoster; 04-03-2008 at 07:12 PM.
I rare treat Rhino.
Maybe whistling is a dying art because milkmen and window cleaners are a dying breed
Yes... but do they have to whistle constantly whilst shopping in Morrisons like the bloke today!
He's miming!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bc17nsRN7k
The compressor behind him is the one whistling
How on earth can people find time for whistling when every waking moment is spent yapping into a mobile phone?
On a related theme does anybody remember women warbling (like Hilda Ogden) as they hung out the washing? Now that is a dead phenomenon.
Never mind whistling, some old chap behind me in Skipton Morrisons this evening suddenly did one of those "dee dah-do-de-dah" out of the blue excerps from (probably) a second world war Vera Lynn classic. Then he went silent for 3 or 4 minutes before doing exactly the same 5 note rendition over again.
Do you know, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have known he was even doo-dar ing out loud
A phenomenone.
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