Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 23, 2015

Great parenting skills.

The one thing that bugs Danae more than whistling, parental approval.

WOW, Jefferey and Danae cooperated, agreed, and got along and now Dad sides with Danae!! What kind of future is this? Next the Mets will be going to the World Series!

So, this whistling hatred is an inherited trait?

Hey, Danae, just for fun drop one on Kate first chance you get, OK? I was wondering, has Kate ever lost her cool? Anybody?

Awww, daddy loves and appreciates his little girl.

I’d love to blow the whistle on her, but I can’t whistle. But I’ll take whistling over whining any time.

1. What’s the big deal about whistling? Much preferable to gratuitous crap music in every public place. 2. Nobody whistles any more anyway. But this was worth it for the look on her face.

What is next, nervous tappers? Wonder ’bout that gang.

I guess Dad’s not a Slim Whitman fan, either.

These are the laws of my administration:

No one’s allowed to smokeOr tell a dirty jokeAnd whistling is forbidden

Chorus: (with whistling)We’re not allowed to tell a dirty joke

—Duck Soup

As an attorney with Dewey, Cheetham, and Howe, representing Toneless Whistlers Everywhere Expecting Tenderness (TWEET), I hereby issue a Cease and Desist demand. Your calumnious maligning of this ancient art form is causing severe emotional distress to these dedicated practitioners. ♬ ♩ ♫ ♪

In Russia, they have a superstition that if you whistle indoors or in a car, you will lose your wealth. A practical superstition, to keep people from whistling. (I learned it by getting corrected when I began whistling along with a song on the car radio.)

At least he knows when his daughter is in the right.

Oct 21, 2015 “Back To The Future”. The Cubbies win.

Waaa! All we could do is send a pizza to a house down the block and watch the fun…using our brand new dial phone technology and dialing five numbers.

Rather than shout hellos, everyone down here in Ecuador whistles at one another to get their attention. Different pitches or intonations mean different things. And it is not just the men. Women are very adept at getting their kids, neighbors, a taxi, bus or husband’s attention by whistling.

i used to work with a whistler and a hummer. the whistler was quite good – and entertaining. the hummer … not so much – drove me bonkers.

If you take the time to jam on it and get creative with it, whistling can be cool….But maybe Danae dislikes it because the people who whistlers seem to be happy..And I think that may be what she hates about it….