# wheeee!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheeee/90085>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 28, 2001, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheeee/90085 "2001-10-28T07:52:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![MagicalSilverKey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MagicalSilverKey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicalSilverKey)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheeee/90085/1 "2001-10-28T07:52:36Z")

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[sub]_**Wheeeeeeee![/sub]**_  
[sub][sup]_**Wheeeeeeee![/sub][/sup]**_

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheeee/90085/2 "2001-10-28T08:40:27Z")

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Obviously a rafter and not a kayaker.

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheeee/90085/3 "2001-10-28T17:35:10Z")

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Yes, kayakers go–

\*\*\*OHMIGOD OHMIGOD OHMIGOD OHMIGOD OHMIGOD OHMIGOD

_ **OHMIGOD OHMIGOD OHMIGOD OHMIGOD OHMIGOD OHMIGOD** _

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**Author:** ![Kamandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@Kamandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamandi)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheeee/90085/4 "2001-10-28T18:23:38Z")

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Unless they’re atheist kayakers–

\*\*\*FUCK FUCK FUCK-ROCK-FUCKFUCKITYFUCKFUCK-FUCK FUCK

FUCK-I-DON’T-WANNA-DIE-TODAY-FUCK-FUCK-FUCK!\*\*\*

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheeee/90085/5 "2001-10-28T20:46:32Z")

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The primary division in kayaker’s calls is between the positive response (when probability of survival is good):

_**AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!  
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!  
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!  
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!**_

and the negative response (when probability of survivial is far from certain):

_**SHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTT!  
SHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTT!  
SHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTT!  
SHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTT!**_

although there are also several other calls a kayaker might express at various times, particulary during high water and mating seasons.

A rafter, not being able to distinguish between various situations, uses “_ **Wheeeeeeee!** _” at all opportunities, be it running an easy rapid, being trashed in a nasty rapid, being offered a beer at the end of the day, or doing whatever rafters do in their tents at night: “_ **Wheeeeeeee!** _”

Poor things. At least as long as you keep upstream and out of swimming distance from them, they are harmless to anyone other than themselves. It’s an evolutionary thing.