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Old Wed Dec 12, 2007, 04:17pm
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Question from a lurking football official:

Why is it verboten to have the opening tip with the whistle in your mouth?
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Old Wed Dec 12, 2007, 04:20pm
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Question from a lurking football official:

Why is it verboten to have the opening tip with the whistle in your mouth?
Only the the ref.. or the tossing official.

Do you value your teeth??
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Old Wed Dec 12, 2007, 04:27pm
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Only the the ref.. or the tossing official.

Do you value your teeth??
Of course I do I just didn't think of that reason. Thanks for the responses, now back under my rock.
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Old Wed Dec 12, 2007, 04:29pm
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Of course I do I just didn't think of that reason. Thanks for the responses, now back under my rock.
Feel free to come back any time.
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Old Wed Dec 12, 2007, 04:21pm
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Question from a lurking football official:

Why is it verboten to have the opening tip with the whistle in your mouth?
Safety.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2007, 12:36pm
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One of my partners did this a couple of weeks ago. I decided to try it at the wreck league on Sunday. I actually did alright with it, the whistle did not hit the ground. However, I felt insecure the whole game and will return to using a lanyard of a full-time basis.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2007, 12:40pm
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Officials should not be allowed to hold their whistle in their hand. PERIOD! Looks bad and problems do come of this during a game.
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Old Thu Dec 13, 2007, 02:01pm
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Officials should not be allowed to hold their whistle in their hand. PERIOD! Looks bad and problems do come of this during a game.
Don't hold back so much. Tell us what you really think
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Old Wed Dec 12, 2007, 04:24pm
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Question from a lurking football official:

Why is it verboten to have the opening tip with the whistle in your mouth?
Because you will get your teeth kicked out. You will at some point during a basketball game get kicked, punched or pushed (inadvertently of course) by the jumpers and the last thing you want to do is be biting on a whistle when you are hit in the mouth. You will easily lose your teeth.

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