JUST WHISTLE: “”It used to be, when I was a kid[neWLine]

So many folks whistled, but I never did[neWLine]

Most whistled happily, as they went on their way[neWLine]

I couldn’t whistle then, and I can’t today[neWLine][neWLine]

Oh, I guess whistling has gone out of style[neWLine]

But almost as rare is to see someone smile[neWLine]

You walk down the street of your own little town,[neWLine]

You see someone to greet, but you get just a
frown.[neWLine][neWLine]

Yes, some days may be dull, and life quite a bore,[neWLine]

So whistle a tune, or smile a bit more.[neWLine]

Try it a while, and I’ll guarantee,[neWLine]

I’ll give you a smile, if you whistle at me
…””[neWLine][neWLine]

Today’s verse is from Mrs. W. Lee Peterson in Port Allegany who
sent it along after reading an item in RTS about a woman getting
weird looks after whistling a tune while shopping at
Tops.[neWLine]

“”I wrote this poem in 1982, and I feel it is as true today as
it was then. I hope you enjoy it,”” she writes.[neWLine]

We did enjoy it. But we continue to wonder why whistling has
seemingly “”gone out of style.”” Maybe it’s just too tough to
whistle hip-hop tunes?[neWLine][neWLine]

TAN TIMES: Mark Armstrong, a former Bradfordian and a current
Floridian, writes: “”To answer the question, why does Florida have
so many tanning salons? Some of us do not have the time to go to
the beach daily to tan so we fake bake when we can. I know
Bradfordians that go to the tanning salon in the summer because of
time restraints. What is the difference?””[neWLine]

First of all, Bradford probably has only about 25 sunny days a
year when one might be able to get a tan. Secondly, all you have to
do in Florida to get a tan is stand outside and wait a few
minutes.[neWLine]

In any case, there still is something in this scenario that
reminds us of a saying about a salesman being so adept he could
sell refrigerators to the Eskimos.[neWLine][neWLine]

TWO CENTS: Tom Ewell adds his opinion to the thoughts expressed
by Jim Flynn regarding the Three Stooges and the government: “”If
Moe, Larry, and Curly were running the country, things would
actually be sane.””