I'm a card-carrying member of the NWA

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 8:43 am

Yesterday downtown Hartford, CT ground to a halt. A sniper was spotted on a roof near the State Capitol. Helicopters hovered overhead. The highway exits off I-84 were closed. Pedestrians were diverted. Panic reigned.

Sitting over a beer at the session in down-town Hartford last night, Thygress and I wondered, why Hartford? True, Hartford isn't Topeka, but it isn't exactly Washington, DC either. Do you even remember the name of the Connecticut Govenor? Maybe there was a mistake. Must have been. That guy on the roof wasn't carrying a gun, he was carrying a low D. A semi-automatic low D.

Anther pull at the beer gave rise to another idea that struck us as long over-due: We are starting the National Whistle Association, or NWA. We will fight for the unalienable right to bear whistles. We will vigorously oppose waiting-periods, background checks, and whistle registrations, regardless of caliber and key. We will lobby our representatives in Washington. No member of Congress, no Senator will be elected without or endorsement. Let's keep this country free.

The right of the people to keep and bear whistles shall not be infringed.

Sing up today.

LeeMarsh · Post by **LeeMarsh** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 8:53 am

Bloomfield,

May a suggest Deadwood for the national convention? I'm sure Anna would love to be honorary Mistress of Cermonies and Parade Marshall.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 9:06 am

Lee, great idea. I've already started designing a mascot: A whistler in full session fatigues with whistles stuffed in every pocket. The mascot will be know as NWA Dale(TM). I could use some help with the logo...

curioso · Post by **curioso** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 9:38 am

Nah, it'll never work!

Even though we support 2nd octave rights, the liberals will never support those dreaded assault whistles...

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 9:39 am

And how about the first issue on our agenda: The government should modify all those airport metal detectors so that whistles don't set them off.

Tom "Help, Help, I'm Being Repressed!" Wilson

Ron Rowe · Post by **Ron Rowe** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 9:43 am

So, Where are the membership forms so we can sign up?

aderyn_du · Post by **aderyn_du** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 12:43 pm

Between this thread and the Dale Files thread, I have been having a blast today! I just have to say this forum has some of the cleverest minds--or was that demented

-- minds around! Maybe it's oxygen deprivation from playing our whistles too much...

Thanks for bringing laughter to my day!

Slainte,
Andrea ~*~

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BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 1:13 pm

However, we do support legislation concerning the use of fipple-locks and stiffer penalties for the use of whistles to commit crimes, such as overblowing a Generation high-G into the third octave!

Ron Rowe · Post by **Ron Rowe** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 1:31 pm

I will not use a fipple lock and I will not support an organization that will try to improve its public image by endorsing them. I hereby withdraw my membership

brownja · Post by **brownja** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 1:31 pm

Now somebody has to design a whistle rack for the back window of the pickup truck.
jb

brownja · Post by **brownja** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 1:35 pm

if whistles are outlawed, only outlaws will have whistles.

Whistles don't kill eardrums, bad whistlers kill eardrums.

Kids, if you see a whistle on the ground...
Don't touch.
Run.
and tell an adult.

Graphics Guy · Post by **Graphics Guy** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 1:35 pm

They can pry my whistle from cold dead hands.
errr fingers..Yeah ...thats it.

Dan

celt5 · Post by **celt5** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 1:41 pm

Whistlers of the world unite!

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 2:20 pm

On 2002-02-07 14:31, brownja wrote:
Now somebody has to design a whistle rack for the back window of the pickup truck.
jb

LOL! I can already see it.

BTW, they never got the guy with the whistle on the roof in Hartford...

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Thu Feb 07, 2002 3:25 pm

Dan, it goes like this--

"They can have my whistle when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers."

And while we're at it:

"Dale Wisely is my president."

"God, guts, and whistles made America free."

And maybe even "Whistle control means using both hands."

I like the first one best. I'd definitely put that on my truck if I had one.

This reminds me: I actually had some of these ideas for whistle bumper stickers a while back, but never posted my ideas because I thought people might think I was wierd. Go figure.