THE INSIDER: Read my lips: shut up
Don’t disregard the effect indulging in some incessant, tuneless whistling can have
If you are intent on traumatising colleagues, loved ones, pets or strangers, don’t disregard the effect indulging in some incessant, tuneless whistling can have. What might get the police called to make you shut up, however, is whistling Closing Time by Semisonic, according to reports in Oregon. US authorities say a woman allegedly told a man whistling the ditty to "shut up" when he insisted on whistling it near her driveway. South Africans need not fear, though — it is unlikely that members of SA’s police will show up just to stop someone whistling. As part of a list of Rolling Stone’s top 15 whistling songs, consider selecting one or more of the following: The Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding), Don’t Worry, Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin) and Walk Like an Egyptian (The Bangles). A consultant who once graced the halls of The Insider’s workplace would announce his approach with an at times tuneful whistled rendition of Puccini’s famous aria Nessun Dorma — a ditty that now strikes fear in the...
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