A very personal problem

[WolfThomas]

So I'm a 22 year old male and there's something I've never properly done before in my life.

Spoiler: It was never really an issue to me until I saw this

Yes to my shame I don't know how to whistle. I know I can make the noise, but I really have no idea how to effectively whistle.

So Escapist tell me, how does one whistle?

 

[Ultra Man30]

Well I guess I could tell the story about how I learned to whistle. I was little and was eating french fries and dipped them into what I thought was ketchup. It turns out that the ketchup was actually hot sauce. I started to breath in through my puckered lips and started to accidentally whistle.

So my advice is to eat something spicy, pucker your lips, and breath in.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Huh... difficult... =P

But seriously, it depends on the shape of your mouth, jaw and teeth, because there are several different ways of whistling. I'm lucky that I can do it through my teeth and lips. I also used to do it on the inhale...

If you've ever seen Scrubs, you'll know that Dr. Cox whistles a lot, and he does it by shaping his lips quite flatly. I do it a completely different way, by pursing and trying to create a really small 'o' with my mouth.

You really can't give accurate advice for 'learning to whistle'. You just have to do it by trial and error. Sorry, mate! But GL nonetheless.

 

[WolfThomas]

Thanks for the advice, I've found what works best is to ignore my tongue (it got too distracting), loosen my jaw and pucker. I still sound terrible but it's improving with practice. Soon I'll be whistling "The Farmer in the Dell" everywhere.

 

[Catchy Slogan]

I can't whistle very well. It's impossible for me to hold a tune.

I can't click my fingers either.

I feel your pain.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Thanks for the advice, I've found what works best is to ignore my tongue (it got too distracting), loosen my jaw and pucker. I still sound terrible but it's improving with practice. Soon I'll be whistling "The Farmer in the Dell" everywhere.

My problem is that I never know what to whistle, since my range isn't that great... I end up just whistling that riff from Les Miserables... don't ask, especially since I've never seen it!

I can't whistle very well. It's impossible for me to hold a tune.

I can't click my fingers either.

I feel your pain.

Not the pain I feel atm! I just tried doing not the finger-clicking thing, but that one where you hold your thumb and middle finger together, jerk your hand forward and make a distinct *snick* noise as your index finger hits your middle finger... man, that hurt!

Anyway, probably the way your middle finger strikes the palm... it really should hit the base of the thumb...

Captcha: David ringed... funny, don't know any Davids...

 

[Bloedhoest]

I can whistle AND click my fingers. Behold my superiority!

When reading the topic title I expected some major personal issues, like genitals gone orange or something.

OT: It's all in the lips, tout them. Don't use your tongue.
Are for finger clicking, just practise.

 

[chaosyoshimage]

I can't whistle either (19) but I too can make a sound sometimes. I don't really care enough to figure it out. You know, since I've got all the important things in life figured out, going to bathroom, eating, breathing (That one took me awhile), and the most important of all, snapping my fingers.

 

[WolfThomas]

Well it's been two weeks and I'm whistling pretty well, I still have my notes fail about 10% of the time and I have difficulty doing the whole of the Farmer in the Dell, but it's a huge change from when I started.