Friday, August 3, 2012

Whistling

Do you remember when Dads whistled?  I mean whole songs.  As in the 7 Dwarf's Whistle While We Work song?  There was one song called Poor People Of Paris that was mainly whistling.  I miss it.  I blame the fluoridation of water.  Well, what else?  I could be wrong.  Actually, I quite like being wrong - it relieves the monotony.
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  1. PatriciaAugust 4, 2012 at 4:38 AM

    Oh, I remember Poor People of Paris. Now I'll be whistling that one in my head all weekend :)
    Thanks for the memory ...

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  2. sandaAugust 4, 2012 at 5:50 AM

    I remember too! Loved listening on my parents Silvertone record player. There was al album by Billy Vaughn that included it. Fluoridation. Didn't the DAR take a stand against it in the 60s, contending it was a Communist plot?

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  3. CindyAugust 4, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    You are so funny.

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  4. BerylAugust 4, 2012 at 8:59 PM

    Hi Patricia - I saw a Cardinal today at the Gilcrease Museum and thought of you immediately. I've seen plenty of bright blue birds, but this was my first Cardinal.

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  5. BerylAugust 4, 2012 at 9:09 PM

    Hi Sanda - I remember Silvertone record players. I didn't remember who the artist was, since I only ever heard the song on the radio. My grandparents were the ones with the record player and they favored less modern music. Funny you should mention the DAR, since my husband and I were on a sort of field trip as guests of one of the members of the DAR. We toured the George Washington Exhibit at one of the Tulsa Museums, The Gilcrease. Very well done. I remember them doing a lot of odd things in the past, so not sure what to do, as it seems that (on my French side) I am eligible to join.
    I am always surprised by the people against fluoridation. What did the Russians have to gain by American children having better teeth?

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  6. BerylAugust 4, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    Hi Cindy - Thanks! I always enjoy your writing too. If you get a chance, that George Washington Exhibit is pretty good. Replica of George on a big stuffed horse. And one of the sets of his teeth are there - not wood, after all.

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  7. PatriciaAugust 5, 2012 at 12:24 AM

    So excited you saw a Cardinal and thought of me! I feel my blog has Arrived, in a capital letter sort of way! woo hoo :))

    PS have never seen a cardinal myself, but live in hope...

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  8. sandaAugust 5, 2012 at 9:50 PM

    Hi Beryl,
    The DAR, and some right-wing political groups, thought water fluoridation was a form of "socialized medicine." Read this 1958 article from the Deseret News:
    http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19580416&id=w_QvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V0gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6959,3465391
    It's fun seeing the ads from that time as well!

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  9. BerylAugust 10, 2012 at 2:00 AM

    Hi Sanda - Where did you find such an article? Very funny, but not at the time, I'm sure.

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