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In the dark about whistling

Posted By: Issachar, on host 207.30.27.2
Date: Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 10:03:27

PRECIS: I whistle. Frequently. And no one else seems to. Why?

I often whistle to myself as I walk. It's a half-unconscious act that gets the full glaring spotlight of consciousness turned on it whenever I pass another person. Whistling apparently died out with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". It just isn't a very "aughts" thing to do. Why is that? Is it too unabashedly cheery for our sophisticated post-postmodern tastes? If I started whistling in an ironic, self-parodying way, would it catch on? Is it just too Ned Flanders for most folks?

Iss "as usual, the essential question here is, am I the only one who does this?" achar

Replies To This Message

Re: In the dark about whistling - Randy - Sat, 9/21/2002, 12:27:11
Whistling in the dark - Quartz - Fri, 9/20/2002, 09:50:49
- Re: Whistling in the dark - Sam - Fri, 9/20/2002, 17:57:33
Re: In the dark about whistling - Quartz - Fri, 9/20/2002, 09:40:40
Re: In the dark about whistling - Fuzzpilz - Fri, 9/20/2002, 07:00:16
Re: In the dark about whistling - koalamom - Thu, 9/19/2002, 22:24:24
Re: In the dark about whistling - Mousie - Thu, 9/19/2002, 16:55:39
Re: In the dark about whistling - Grishny - Thu, 9/19/2002, 13:38:40
Re: In the dark about whistling - Maryam - Thu, 9/19/2002, 12:42:59
- Re: In the dark about whistling - Quartz - Fri, 9/20/2002, 09:29:01
  - Re: In the dark about whistling - Fuzzpilz - Fri, 9/20/2002, 13:03:31
    - Re: In the dark about whistling - knivetsil - Fri, 9/20/2002, 13:30:26
      - Re: In the dark about whistling - Quartz - Sat, 9/21/2002, 08:35:13
      - Re: In the dark about whistling - Ellmyruh - Fri, 9/20/2002, 13:34:10
        
        Re: In the dark about whistling - Eric Sleator - Fri, 9/20/2002, 19:41:14
        
        Re: In the dark about whistling - wintermute - Sat, 9/21/2002, 03:16:04
        
        Re: In the dark about whistling - Nyperold - Fri, 9/20/2002, 14:08:24
- Re: In the dark about whistling - Cynthia - Thu, 9/19/2002, 13:28:05
  - Re: In the dark about whistling - Wes - Thu, 9/19/2002, 21:49:05
    - Re: In the dark about whistling - Cynthia - Fri, 9/20/2002, 13:53:55
    - Re: No longer about whistling. Well, much. - Kaz! - Thu, 9/19/2002, 22:15:56
      - Re: No longer about whistling. Well, much. - Cynthia - Fri, 9/20/2002, 13:43:52
  - Re: In the dark about whistling - Mia - Thu, 9/19/2002, 15:34:10
- Re: In the dark about whistling and snapping - Ellmyruh - Thu, 9/19/2002, 13:18:07
  - Re: whistling, snapping and other feats - Issachar - Thu, 9/19/2002, 13:32:47
    - Re: whistling, snapping and other feats - knivetsil - Thu, 9/19/2002, 13:52:03
      - Re: whistling, snapping and other feats - Melanie - Sat, 9/21/2002, 11:45:58
      - Re: whistling, snapping and other feats - Sam - Thu, 9/19/2002, 15:53:43
        
        Re: whistling, snapping and other feats - knivetsil - Thu, 9/19/2002, 16:34:02
Re: In the dark about whistling - Bourne - Thu, 9/19/2002, 11:37:08
Re: In the dark about whistling - ang - Thu, 9/19/2002, 11:29:02
- Whistling/boring married people games - Ticia - Thu, 9/19/2002, 13:47:40
  - Re: Whistling/boring married people games - Eric Sleator - Fri, 9/20/2002, 19:45:00
    - Re: Whistling/boring married people games - Ticia - Sat, 9/21/2002, 09:51:28
  - Re: Whistling/boring married people games - Ellmyruh - Thu, 9/19/2002, 20:47:12
    - Re: Whistling/boring married people games - Nyperold - Thu, 9/19/2002, 22:13:03
      - Re: Whistling/boring married people games - koalamom - Thu, 9/19/2002, 22:42:36
        
        Re: Whistling/boring married people games - wintermute - Fri, 9/20/2002, 03:12:21
        
        Re: water/gas meters - Brunnen-G - Fri, 9/20/2002, 03:39:30
        
        Water Meters - ang - Fri, 9/20/2002, 08:53:45
        
        Re: Water Meters - Ticia - Fri, 9/20/2002, 11:24:26
        
        Re: Water Meters - Howard - Fri, 9/20/2002, 10:59:32

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