Question Of The Day - Monday, April 8, 2019

[MoochNNoodles]

It's after midnight and I am lacking inspiration but I want to post so I don't get caught up in other stuff in the morning and forget.



Can you whistle?




I can sort of make some whistle noises; but that's it. My Grandpa could whistle tunes and he's always had a lovely voice. I mostly remember my Grandma humming tunes; but she could whistle some too. It's always bugged me a bit that I can't. I don't know that I could even learn to whistle enough to call a dog in. I saw a video about a remote mountain people who whistle to communicate over long distances. It fascinated me how they made a whole language from it. I guess I just don't have the lips for it or something.

 

[kashmir64]

Barely

 

[Boris Diamond]

I can almost carry a tune whistling. Sounds awful. So mostly I don't.

 

[Mia6]

Yes. Big Cal comes running when I do and I sometimes whistle songs.

 

[Katie M]

Nope. Guess I don't have the lips for it either.

 

[neely]

Yes, I can whistle but not for long and definitely not a tune.

 

[jcat]

Not very well, but enough to get dogs' attention.

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

i can whistle, well enough!

 

[sivyaleah]

Yes I can although not as good as years ago. Probably due to various teeth issues as I've aged.

 

[Jem]

I can whistle, and can do so whether I'm sucking air in or pushing it out. I don't know if it's called whistling with air intake, but it's the same sound so...

 

[muffy]

Yes I can.

 

[Furballsmom]

Hmmm. Sort of, and sometimes even with a blade of grass lol

 

[Willowy]

Yes, I can whistle a "tune" (might not be too good at it ), and can whistle fairly loudly for the dogs. I have never figured out how people whistle by putting their fingers in their mouths. I just get spitty fingers .

 

[mightyboosh]

I can whistle really loud by using two fingers, actually louder than I can shout.

 

[NY cat man]

Yes, I can

 

[Graceful-Lily]

I can. From a very young age, my parents would get upset. Even my uncle. They all said, "Girls don't whistle!" But I didn't care. I could do it the regular way and also through the gap between my teeth before I got braces. That was my excuse, I'd whistle with my gap and when they told me to stop, I'd say that I'm not really whistling, it's the gap. So everyone would leave me alone.

 

[mama africa]

I didn't do it for a long time, but I just tried and I still can do it (but not with my fingers or hands).

Felix the cat can whistle too

 

[DreamerRose]

Not really. Just a "whoop."

 

[betsygee]

I've seen videos about the Turkish people who communicate by whistling!


I can't at all.

 

[Furballsmom]

That video of the bird language is really interesting!