Most whistlers don't know they're doing it and don't understand why you want them to stop anyway, somewhat akin to smokers not understanding why non-smokers should wish to limit their personal freedom. The noise most whistlers make has the same effect on me as fingernails on blackboard (it's the high frequencies of imperfect control - good whistlers don't do it, but they are very few).
You need a further option. Turn up the music on your computer speakers to drown him out. Then when someone asks you to turn it down, you can say "well HE started it!"
And yes the person in the next office to mine does ask me to turn the music down now and then. :)
Whistle back at him. If you whistle the same tune, he won't bother you as much since you're now joining in the fun... but you'll drive the rest of your co-workers crazy. If you whistle something else, perhaps he'll realize just how annoying it is.
(This is the technique I use when I can't get the kid to stop singing. Even when he gets the Twinkel Twinkle Little Star going at his top volume, it's hard to combat my Hotel California at my top volume.)
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Date: 2004-03-09 12:02 pm (UTC)If you find a cure, please publish.
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Date: 2004-03-09 12:07 pm (UTC)And yes the person in the next office to mine does ask me to turn the music down now and then. :)
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Date: 2004-03-09 12:19 pm (UTC)("real men don't use blanks!")
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Date: 2004-03-09 01:48 pm (UTC)(This is the technique I use when I can't get the kid to stop singing. Even when he gets the Twinkel Twinkle Little Star going at his top volume, it's hard to combat my Hotel California at my top volume.)