Don’t whistle while you work
I really hate whistling. It is not entertaining. It is annoying.
Do not whistle while walking down the hallway, using a urinal, or getting cash out of the ATM. It is not carefree and spontaneous. It is intrusive and lame. Do not whistle. Whistling is annoying.
June 14th, 2006 at 1:55 pm
I scream expletives while I work. Is that invasive?
I also nominate wearing floppy sandals to work and flip-flopping your way down the hallway. It’s like nails on a chalkboard, but with a bit of summery lemon zest.
June 14th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
Flip-flops are prohibited in my corporate workplace! Instead I slowly go insane from the silence…
June 14th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
How about the guys who moan at the urinal? I think that this piss-moaning is actually more anoying than whistling. Seriously, there is absolutely no need to moan and sigh loudly when you are taking a piss.
I also experienced people singing in the restroom. I once was trying to take a leak at my university and some poor guy who was sitting in one of the stalls didn’t hear me walking in. I think he was convinced he was all alone because at one point he started singing “Cause every time we touch…”.
And it was not just humming or aything like that. He was really getting into it, and singing his heart out, as if he was doing American Idol audition :P
It was only as I was on my way out that he noticed me and started to pretend he is was clearing his throat. I didn’t say anything. I think he was embarassed enough by the fact I heard him. lol
June 14th, 2006 at 5:50 pm
One time, at college, I was doing the deed in a public restroom next by the food court. One of the maintenance workers came in and went in the stall next to me. The sounds that came out of that man… he might as well have been having a baby. Just scary. I don’t know. That’s all I have to say.
June 14th, 2006 at 9:17 pm
I’m a whistler. Screw you.
June 15th, 2006 at 4:59 am
I whistle, too, but for some reason I get all nervous when a stranger is nearby, so I stop.
If the whistler is whistling something short or something melodic/harmonic, then it’s good.
I once sat at a Burger King for about 10 minutes taking a rest from rollerblading and this guy nearby was whistling the same 2-measure tune the entire time.
I almost died that day.
June 16th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
LOL @ the restroom guy. Reminded me of a post I read on craigslist in the best of. It had me rolling for at least 5 minutes.
Here it is if you care to read it:
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/wdc/117513973.html
June 16th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Oh man.. I encourage everyone to read the thing from Craigslist above..
May 31st, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Whistlers somehow believe that eveybody is dying to hear that stupid ass melody, and every freaking person in that office should share that dumbass happiness or whatever causes that whistling habit.
Bu you know what ? , nobody cares about how happy you are and I feel like torching that f.king lips of yours together so you’ll never whistle out a single fkkin tune out of that f.kin lips.
July 25th, 2007 at 11:11 am
There is a whistler/singer at my office it is annoying the bejesus out of me. I would like to staple his lips shut, but then he would probably hum. Evan, if you like to whistle, do it at home.
August 28th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
I will make this short…. I deal with 2 kinds… the whistler & the drummer tapper. It goes like this… One of our lasers printers is right outside my office door….(that in and of itself is annoying enough) Now here it goes
# 1 guy comes to get his output he waits for it and whistles some HORRIFIC CONVELUTED tune of NOTHINGNESS… I just want to take one of those heavy duty binder clips and clamp his lips together.
#2 guy stands there and uses the top of the printer as his snair drum… HOLY %$&^$%^%% I just want turn the the corner and slap his ass silly….
Where is the common sense people?
Rant Complete
August 28th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
I have the lovely pleasure of working with a constant whistler…a little 5′ italian guy from the city that just moved to the country. His whistling is not just annoying..its as loud as he can and as off key as he can…and it’s just about constant…and we work in a meat room. How my knives don’t find there way into usuing him as a holder is beyond me. And then when a song comes on that he knows…oh…that gets even better. It’s like let’s play the old mumble and make up words game. There is a radio on for a reason…TO LISTEN! So now i have t olisten t omy MP3 as loud as possible to tune it out. I go home half deaf and with a headache…Has anyone one come up with a way to solve this problem without jail as an option?
September 11th, 2007 at 9:31 am
I work with a female whistler. She walks the hallways all day long whistling like an idiot. Lord only knows why she does it.
I would love to put one of those James Bond keychains in her office that explodes when you whistle. That would solve the problem.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
I also work in an office next door to a constant whistler. It really grates on my nerves and makes it impossible for me to work. Even when I shut my door I can hear him whistling through the walls. What’s worse, he will even whistle while you speak to him. The sound is like daggers piercing my brain. I suppose it annoys me so much because I was taught as a child that it was extremely rude to whistle inside a building.
December 21st, 2007 at 11:29 pm
Believe it or not…my roommate this year does it. And of course, it annoys me. Especially when I’m trying to do work. When he’s on his side of the room, talking to himself, whistling, humming to himself, on occasion, making noises with his mouth (including clicking his tongue, smacking his teeth together, etc.) It even annoys me when I’m not doing work for some reason. Now, I can’t even stand to hear anyone whistle anymore, not just my roommate (who, as I’m typing this right now, is whistling), and I can’t even stand to listen to songs that have tongue-clicking in them (e.g., Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot”). It’s a complete wonder why I haven’t asked him to stop, but it’s getting on my nerves and I have a feeling I’ll snap if I’m in a bad enough mood and he does that s*** while I’m trying to get stuff done. It’s gotten to the point that I have to take my computer out of the room and study in another room.
That’s all I have to say.
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:53 am
And I forgot to mention, I do try to drain it out by blasting my music out loud (and choose tunes with heavy instrumentals to drone it out; even as I go to sleep). I just wish he had the common decency to realize that someone else has to share the room and has to hear all that noise. And did I mention “talking to himself?” Whenever he’s doing homework, or even when he isn’t, it’s like he’s mumbling his thoughts out loud…and in the 17 x 12 foot room that we’re in, I can hear all of it. I just can’t take another semester of it anymore; I just can’t. By the time I’m done with being with him this semester, I feel like I’m gonna be deaf. Sorry for the double post, but this was absolutely necessary.
December 28th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
I work in an operating room with two whistlers…they are both on prozac. I believe that is why we are seeing so much of this rude behavior. A large portion of the American people are taking Prozac and antidepressants and this is what makes them walk around with their heads up their a$$.
February 1st, 2008 at 11:15 am
I work with two guys who whistle all damn day long. One hit whistles high pitched versions of standards with lots of chirps. When his stupid ass gets going he starts tapping on his desk. That’s a real treat.
The other p.o.s. Whistles random crap as loud as possible. Sometimes they get going at the same time. In what alternate f’n universe is this acceptable? There’s a reason people whistle to get others attention.
March 25th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Ugh, this guy is “whislting while we work” and I want to punch him.. It’s so freaking annoying!
April 10th, 2008 at 11:51 am
We need to start stocking the break rooms with very dry saltines, maybe that will curb the whistling. Of course, then I’d just end up with that pitchless, airfilled garbage that’s even more annoying then the whistler that has at least some tone quality. I think the answer is Electro-Shock therapy to the offenders.
May 12th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Sounds like biter haters hating on happy whistlers your cussing and critiscism speaks volumes about your sickness
June 5th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Some people just don’t know manners. In the past, most parents taught their children that whistling is rude. If you want to whistle, then you should realize that people around you probably don’t want to hear it. It’s noise pollution. Many whistlers just want to show off some cool attitude. Being noticed is pleasant to them, and they don’t care you’re trying to concentrate to do your work or read your book. I’m not sure my english is good, but I’d say this is a Joe Sixpack thing.
September 4th, 2008 at 6:15 am
I work with a whistler as well. I can’t concentrate on doing my spreadsheets. I told my boss about it and do you know what he did? He actually made fun of me and started laughing! Now he and this other guy do it all day long. There are intermissions of at least an hour but it goes all day long. What else can I do in this situation? Do I take it to his boss?
September 10th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Whistling is rude and an invasion of my ear space. The worst is the person that thinks they are a whistling Frank Sinatra all while that are standing behind you in a long check out line. Whistling compounded by bad breath is even worse. Whistling in public ranks up there with passing gas or belching. Do it in private.
October 9th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
incessant whistlers - it’s all about them… confront them and you get the “how dare anyone insult their freedom of expression?”. these people are oblivious to others, lack self control, and have yet to grow up and learn basic respect. it’s all about them. good luck!
October 25th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I agree that whistlers are very annoying. I feel like rolling my eyes every time people start whistling. It is lame I agree.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Whistlers are about the rudest people there are. Total noise pollution. Whistling is as offensive to others ears as farts are to the nose.
For those that think its alright to intrude upon my noise space and think it’s some kind of a freedom (maybe laid by our forefathers in the Bill fo Rights) all I can say is Die and Go To Hell - you have absolutely no right to intrude upon others space.