A fringe benefit of whistling...

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:21 am

Yesterday my wife was off work so she took my car in for it's NY safety inspection. When she was paying for the service, the guy asked the meaning of my license plate: WH1STLES . She told him about whistles, what they're used for etc. He asked her if she had one, so she went out and got my in-car whistle (a battered Shaw D). The guy said that if she'd play him a tune he wouldn't charge for the inspection, so she ripped off Langstrom's Pony for him. No charge for the inspection, and maybe she indoctrinated a new member of the sect...

kennychaffin · Post by **kennychaffin** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:50 am

Love it!!!

KAC

CranberryDog · Post by **CranberryDog** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:51 am

Good one!

Tucson Whistler · Post by **Tucson Whistler** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:24 am

That's awesome. I'll have to remember to put a whistle in my glove box.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:29 am

Most excellent use of talent!

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:17 pm

Gosh, a 4-parter like Langstrom's Pony is a pretty ambitious offering! I hope the guy appreciated the extra effort. Or maybe your wife was just trying his patience: "All right already! Stop, enough! Here's your certificate!"

Guinness · Post by **Guinness** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:19 pm

I was wondering the same (and did she play it twice?) but then it occured to me, how many husbands send their wives to have anything done on the car? Maybe the Mrs is a real honey. Chick-a-wah-wah.

<sorry for stereotyping, couldn't resist>

WyoBadger · Post by **WyoBadger** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:54 pm

Excellent!

FredB · Post by **FredB** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:27 pm

brewerpaul,
I'm with Guinness on this ...taking the car in for the inspection and being able to pick up whistle and play it on the spot (...and actually doing it). Sounds like a real keeper

Fred

ps. Howdy. New to the forum. And have already received much valuable help with a posting and am enjoying this board.

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:59 pm

FredB wrote:brewerpaul,
I'm with Guinness on this ...taking the car in for the inspection and being able to pick up whistle and play it on the spot (...and actually doing it). Sounds like a real keeper
Fred

ps. Howdy. New to the forum. And have already received much valuable help with a posting and am enjoying this board.

You'd better believe she is

Wanna know HOW good she is? She bought me the lathe I make whistles on for my 50th birthday!

Carey · Post by **Carey** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:15 pm

Tucson Whistler wrote:That's awesome. I'll have to remember to put a whistle in my glove box.

WHAT? What did you say? "Remember to put one in?" That would imply that you don't have any in the car already.

Baliff!

Tucson Whistler · Post by **Tucson Whistler** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:09 pm

Carey wrote:
Tucson Whistler wrote:That's awesome. I'll have to remember to put a whistle in my glove box.
WHAT? What did you say? "Remember to put one in?" That would imply that you don't have any in the car already.

Baliff!

Alas, I have to admit that I don't store one in my car. It gets really hot here in Tucson, easily 110 degrees in the summer, and I worry about ruining one.

kennychaffin · Post by **kennychaffin** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:46 am

Tucson Whistler wrote:
Carey wrote:
Tucson Whistler wrote:That's awesome. I'll have to remember to put a whistle in my glove box.
WHAT? What did you say? "Remember to put one in?" That would imply that you don't have any in the car already.

Baliff!
Alas, I have to admit that I don't store one in my car. It gets really hot here in Tucson, easily 110 degrees in the summer, and I worry about ruining one.

That's what the cooler's for. Sheesh!

KAC

feardearg · Post by **feardearg** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:06 pm

I keep a cheap one in my car. It is black so I can play it going down the road and no one will know what I am doing.

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:33 pm

Anyne know where the whistle goes when playing in the car, and the air bag goes off?