Give a little whistle...

I have always wanted to whistle. Not just any whistle. One of those annoying, really loud, ear-piercing screeches that you hear. Yes. I want to be that annoying.

Dad can whistle really loud and I have always been jealous...I admit it...I have whistle envy.

A few years ago I tried for a whole afternoon to whistle really loud in the privacy of my room. I only produced low, sad sounding, breathy, spit filled toots, so I gave up.

Well, I have been thinking about it the last couple of days, and decided that one of my life's goals is to learn to whistle really loud. Hey, if you are going to shoot for something, shoot for something you can hit, right?
I love the internet. I found thousands of websites dedicated to the whistling challenged like myself. I tried several methods, several involving breaking your teeth and folding your tongue into an orgami swan, and decided those weren't for me. I finally found one that worked! I managed a high pitched whistle TWICE, inbetween my passing out a few times! Joshua thought the whole thing was really funny. Of course, if I was watching someone stick their fingers in their mouth while intently staring at a spit covered monitor, I would probably laugh too.

Here are the instructions that worked for me:

-- scrunch your tongue in the back of your mouth (the sides of your tongue should touch the back of your top molars)

-- put your two fingers (pinkies work best for me) nail facing back into your mouth, tips touching and touching the tip of your tongue. (your elbows should be sticking straight out to the side)

-- blow.

-- re-adjust

-- blow.

-- re-adjust

-- ... until you get a good sound.

To all of you out there like me, there is hope! Keep trying!

P.S. Since I posted this, I have been able to produce the whistle a whole bunch of times, and it's getting nice and loud...hehehehe...