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Old Thu Mar 23, 2006, 12:11pm
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WASH YOUR WHISTLES???!!!

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

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Old Sun Mar 19, 2006, 05:27am
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The dishwasher followed by a soak in mouthwash works great for me. I may add the rubbing alcohol too to get it super clean. I may never have to buy another whistle !
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Old Sun Mar 19, 2006, 08:51am
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Soaking it overnight in Listerine has worked for me. Gets rid of the germs and freshens your breath during the game.

If that doesn't work and you're really worried about them being mixed with your sweaty socks, the $3 for a new one is your best bet.
Damn, where are you buying Fox40's for 3 bucks... cause I wanna know.
At Officials Choice....plus $3 S&H.
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Old Sun Mar 19, 2006, 11:53am
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Toss your whistles in a small cup and pour enough rubbing alchol over them to cover them. Swirl and let sit overnite. Take out the next morning, rinse with water, shake out, blow once and your ready to go, sanatized better than when you recieved it brand new in the package!
Can't we just soak them in Absolut & rinse them out with vermouth?



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Old Sun Mar 19, 2006, 08:14pm
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Toss your whistles in a small cup and pour enough rubbing alchol over them to cover them. Swirl and let sit overnite. Take out the next morning, rinse with water, shake out, blow once and your ready to go, sanatized better than when you recieved it brand new in the package!
Can't we just soak them in Absolut & rinse them out with vermouth?
Well I now certainly have a new technique! The forum pays off yet again...
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Old Sun Mar 19, 2006, 08:27pm
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Toss your whistles in a small cup and pour enough rubbing alchol over them to cover them. Swirl and let sit overnite. Take out the next morning, rinse with water, shake out, blow once and your ready to go, sanatized better than when you recieved it brand new in the package!
Can't we just soak them in Absolut & rinse them out with vermouth?
Whistletini!!!Outstanding! Garnish with an olive and you've got a great tasting excuse for missing a call!
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Old Tue Mar 21, 2006, 10:29pm
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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.
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Old Thu Mar 23, 2006, 02:27am
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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.

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Old Thu Mar 23, 2006, 02:57am
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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".

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Old Tue Mar 21, 2006, 11:02pm
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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! 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.
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Old Tue Mar 21, 2006, 11:04pm
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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! 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.
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Old Tue Mar 21, 2006, 11:43pm
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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! 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.
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Old Thu Mar 23, 2006, 11:52am
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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!
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