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Time2Ref Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:29pm

My buddy told me that he has a little tuperware dish that he carries in his gym bag to put his whistles in.

Thanks to all. Great information.

refnrev Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:02pm

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Originally Posted by Time2Ref
Do you clean your whistle? Can you boil it?

I was in a hurry after my last game. While changing, I accidentally put my dirty socks in the pouch that I keep my whistles. I don't really want to put it back in my mouth. Should I just buy a couple more, or is there a good way to clean them?

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If you were to stick your dirty socks in your mouth for a minute you'd never notice if the whistle was dirty or not!:D But, as for buying more, can you never really have too many whistles? I have 4 or 5 classics, 2 cmgs, 2 mini cmgs, and one 1 acme tornado.

refnrev Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:04pm

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Originally Posted by Time2Ref
Do you clean your whistle? Can you boil it?

I was in a hurry after my last game. While changing, I accidentally put my dirty socks in the pouch that I keep my whistles. I don't really want to put it back in my mouth. Should I just buy a couple more, or is there a good way to clean them?

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If you were to stick your dirty socks in your mouth for a minute you'd never notice if the whistle was dirty or not!:D But, as for buying more, can you ever really have too many whistles? I have 4 or 5 classics, 2 cmgs, 2 mini cmgs, and one 1 acme tornado.

Nevadaref Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:29pm

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Originally Posted by Snake~eyes
I don't clean them often.

No you can't boil them, they will crack.

Soak them in mouthwash.


Tried this a few weeks ago and that is what happened.

Why couldn't you have posted this BEFORE I attempted this? :)

tjones1 Tue Mar 21, 2006 11:43pm

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Originally Posted by refnrev
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If you were to stick your dirty socks in your mouth for a minute you'd never notice if the whistle was dirty or not!:D But, as for buying more, can you ever really have too many whistles? I have 4 or 5 classics, 2 cmgs, 2 mini cmgs, and one 1 acme tornado.

I've got 10 classics, 1 classic CMG, and 2 minis.

Forksref Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:05am

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Originally Posted by tjones1
Damn, where are you buying Fox40's for 3 bucks... cause I wanna know. ;)

AMEN! Tell me where.

bdub712 Wed Mar 22, 2006 06:43pm

I keep mine in a small plastic dish. Before each game I take a small alcohol prep gause, the ones they use to clean a cut before you put a band-aid on, and clean my whistle.

footlocker Wed Mar 22, 2006 08:55pm

the vodka thing may have been a joke but that is really how i wash mine. got it from a tip here long ago...

Rita C Thu Mar 23, 2006 02:27am

You've got to be kidding!
 
If I were to clean my whistle, and I never have, I wouldn't use more than running water.

Sheesh, they are your germs, they are already in your mouth. You have antibacterial qualities to your spit.

You guys have really bought into the antibacterial hysteria.

Rita (farm girl and science teacher)

Jurassic Referee Thu Mar 23, 2006 02:57am

The best way to clean a whistle is to simply leave it in a glass of Coke for 15 minutes. You have to use Coke Classic, not that watery diet coke crap that snussies drink. You also have to be careful to remove your whistle right around the 15-minute mark; after that, they will start to dissolve.

By the 15-minute mark, all of the accumulated gook inside your whistles will have been washed out and will be floating on the surface of your coke. You simply remove your whistle and lightly pat it dry with a cotton wash cloth. Then you pick the hunks of gook out of the coke and eat 'em like trail mix, followed by washing your snack down with rest of the coke.

Larry the Cable guy recommended that procedure in his book on officiating. "Git-R-Done".

It's true; it's true........

refnrev Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52am

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Originally Posted by tjones1
I've got 10 classics, 1 classic CMG, and 2 minis.

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You are really starting to scare me, Tanner, you really are!;)

refnrev Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:53am

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Originally Posted by Forksref
AMEN! Tell me where.

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I order mine directly from Fox 40 and they are a lot cheaper that way. So is hte shipping.

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:11pm

WASH YOUR WHISTLES???!!!

Real men don't wash their whistles. You must be joking aren't you? :D

MTD, Sr.


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