# Whistling language making a comeback

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whistling-language-making-a-comeback/213603>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 16, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whistling-language-making-a-comeback/213603 "2003-11-16T23:21:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whistling-language-making-a-comeback/213603/1 "2003-11-16T23:21:31Z")

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From [here](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&ncid=624&e=1&u=/ap/20031116/ap_on_sc/save_the_whistle_1):

Juan Cabello takes pride in not using a cell phone or the Internet to communicate. Instead, he puckers up and whistles.

I think it’s amazingly cool that something like this comes from the Canary Islands!😃