Dining Review Idea...

[DisneyKevin]

if you can hang a spoon from your nose (no hands allowed). My dd would love that!

Believe it or not......this is a talent I possess.

I can also teach your child to make an extremely loud and obnoxious sliding whistle noise with just a plain old plastic straw.

 

[DisneyKevin]

of....I forgot...I can teach them how to make a wine glass "sing".

Before anyone reports me to DCS....I don't mean a glass of wine....just a wine glass half full of water.

 

[mjaclyn]

Would you show them how to take half of the paper off of their straw and then shoot the other half across the room? I tried to show my kids that once at a restaurant and DH yelled at me

 

[Bornteach]

Hmmmmm......

Me thinks my kids LOVE Kevin!!

 

[misstheworld]

No kids (yet), but Kevin I'd really like to learn how to do that whistle with the straw!

 

[k5jm]

He can also teach kids to yell very loudly at adults to assist in getting the adults attention.

 

[DisneyKevin]

He can also teach kids to yell very loudly at adults to assist in getting the adults attention.

He tried to get quietly your attention.

 

[DisneyKevin]

No kids (yet), but Kevin I'd really like to learn how to do that whistle with the straw!

Okay....this is a pretty "visual" thing, but let's see if we can do this.

You need a plain old plastic drinking straw, unwrapped.

Pinch the bottom of the straw tightly closed about 3/4 of the way down.

Place the straw flat against your chin with the opening just below your bottom lip.

While still pinching the straw closed and keeping it against your chin, blow into the straw.

Once you get that "whistle" sound take your other fingers and pinch the straw closed above your other two fingers.

While still blowing into the straw and making it whistle, keep your fingers pinched on the straw, but start sliding them up toward your lip.

If you can do this while maintaing the sound, it will get louder and decidedly more shrill.

This should entertain everyone at the table under the age of twelve while mortally embarrassing every adult at the table.

One of the adults will invariable tell you to "grow up" which will entertain the under 12 set even further.

And don't think for a minute that I don't know that you are all going to try this.

 

[WaltD4Me]

Okay....this is a pretty "visual" thing, but let's see if we can do this.

You need a plain old plastic drinking straw, unwrapped.

Pinch the bottom of the straw tightly closed about 3/4 of the way down.

Place the straw flat against your chin with the opening just below your bottom lip.

While still pinching the straw closed and keeping it against your chin, blow into the straw.

Once you get that "whistle" sound take your other fingers and pinch the straw closed above your other two fingers.

While still blowing into the straw and making it whistle, keep your fingers pinched on the straw, but start sliding them up toward your lip.

If you can do this while maintaing the sound, it will get louder and decidedly more shrill.

This should entertain everyone at the table under the age of twelve while mortally embarrassing every adult at the table.

One of the adults will invariable tell you to "grow up" which will entertain the under 12 set even further.

And don't think for a minute that I don't know that you are all going to try this.

Ooooooooooooooo, meeting the family for dinner at Max and Erma's tonight at 6pm, I cannot WAIT to try this! I wish I had a straw so I could practice now. Will report back.........

 

[jcb]

Okay....this is a pretty "visual" thing, but let's see if we can do this.

You need a plain old plastic drinking straw, unwrapped.

Pinch the bottom of the straw tightly closed about 3/4 of the way down.

Place the straw flat against your chin with the opening just below your bottom lip.

While still pinching the straw closed and keeping it against your chin, blow into the straw.

Once you get that "whistle" sound take your other fingers and pinch the straw closed above your other two fingers.

While still blowing into the straw and making it whistle, keep your fingers pinched on the straw, but start sliding them up toward your lip.

If you can do this while maintaing the sound, it will get louder and decidedly more shrill.

This should entertain everyone at the table under the age of twelve while mortally embarrassing every adult at the table.

One of the adults will invariable tell you to "grow up" which will entertain the under 12 set even further.

And don't think for a minute that I don't know that you are all going to try this.

Since I am whistling while I work, here is my annoying straw "trick."

Using a fresh plastic straw, cut (with scissors) two angled slices or slivers off of each side (not end) of the straw (see photo below). The cuts should not be more than about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Put the straw in your mouth like you were going to sip a cola that is right under your chin. Gently squeeze the straw with your lips and blow until the two sides of the straw vibrate against each other.

Congratulations, you are now an oboe player.

Note to self: this works best if you blow before you let your cat sit on the cut sides of the straw.

 

[k5jm]

The straw is a heck of a lot easier to make than making your or own oboe or basson reeds!

 

[dgthree]

don't think for a minute that I don't know that you are all going to try this.

Some days, I so want a like button on the boards...