A Quote by James Taranto

The thing we adore about these dog-whistle kerfuffles is that the people who react to the whistle always assume it's intended for somebody else. The whole point of the metaphor is that if you can hear the whistle, you're the dog.

James Taranto

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James Taranto
American - Journalist
Born: January 6, 1966

David Langford, illustrates the difference between teaching and learning in a little story. He says, 'You know, last Wednesday I taught my dog to whistle. I really did. I taught him to whistle. It was hard work. I really went at it very hard. But I taught him to whistle. Of course, he didn't learn, but I taught.'

Myron Tribus

I was taught to whistle as a little girl by an undertaker. I used to sit in his workshop, watching him planing wood for the coffins, and he used to whistle all the time - and eventually I started whistling, too. I can whistle anything, particularly trumpet tunes from Classic FM.

Susan Hill

When people say “clean as a whistle”, they forget that a whistle is full of spit.

George Carlin

Ah, my dad's whistle. On holidays when I was a kid, we would all be off in the rock pools along the beach. When it came time to go, we'd hear the whistle and we'd all come running. Like dogs!

Kate Winslet

Dumb dog. I bought a dog whistle. He won't use it.

Karel Capek

Referees are the law. They have a whistle. They blow it. And that whistle is the articulation of God's justice.

Harold Pinter

I don't whistle at you down the street. I would if I could, but I can't whistle you see.

Elton John

It won't be long before we'll be deafened by the screeches of whistles being blown by whistle-blowers blowing the whistle on themselves.

Joseph O'Neill

When a dog runs at you, whistle for him.

Henry David Thoreau

When a dog is chasing after you, whistle for him.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

First there was racism. Then liberals created institutional racism and coded racism. You can only hear it with a dog whistle.

Evan Sayet

If you want me just whistle. You know how to whistle don't you? Just put your lips together and blow.

Lauren Bacall

After the whistle, during the whistle. Guys try to sneak stuff in. I just have to be uncompliant with stuff like that. Guys feel they can get away with stuff. I have to just try to not get back at him but make sure I finish through him during the whistle and not do anything that can jeopardize the team or that series of downs.

Myles Garrett

A whistle in the dark is still a whistle.

Gideon Levy

Bill Romanowski was one of the most feared players to play, not only because of his intensity, but because he played through the whistle and after the whistle.

Cris Carter

Benjamin Franklin went through life an altered man because he once paid too dearly for a penny whistle. My concern springs usually from a deeper source, to wit, from having bought a whistle when I did not want one.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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