Origin of pulling your whistle out of pocket when you're just about to tip off

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Rich

When I feel like it? We used to always take them off after the visiting team was announced. Now I may take it off earlier, depending on how I feel at the time.

Oh. That's completely unprofessional. It even borders on affecting your integrity. You're just trying to "big-time" me. I'd never work with you if you do that.

Why? Because it's not how I do it and my way is the only right way.

Now if we could just make that the auto reply to all threads of this sort and then automatically close the thread we'd all be better off.

(First two paragraphs in blue. Third one is reasonably serious).