Whistling (sort of)
Sheila like to whistle. Especially when she was concentrating. I'm sure we can all picture Sheila working away at a puzzle or cleaning up some room by stuffing things in random drawers, all the while whistling away.
Or should I say, trying to whistle.
She really didn't know how to whistle, but she thought she did. So it always came out sounding like she was blasting air through a crushed McDonalds straw. But it never seemed to bother her.
I asked folks to share some of the unique things that Sheila used to say that we will all miss.
"Hello, hello !"
She would say "hifi" instead of "wifi" (as in "My computer isnt working - can you check the hifi?")
Looty Bootser, Fanferdizzle & Crut-me-nut
Hells bells and oriental smells
Supercilious sarcastic piece of inconvenience
Your love is with us
Hells bells and oriental smells
Going to the mogies to see a chow
Only buy it if you love it. And if you love it, get it in every color
Je ne me suis jamais si bien Porte. (She had no idea what it meant)
Snooks
Icebox (instead of refrigerator)
Toot
Better to fart and bear the shame than not to fart and bear the pain
Davey-doodle
"ForHereToGo" (When asked if her food order was "For here or to go?"
So the next time you wander into a store, pull a "Sheila". March right up to the counter and say something like,
"Hello, hello! Could I please have one of the fanferdizzles over there."
And then start blowing air like you are just learning how to whistle.
I guarantee you will chuckle as everyone else looks confused.
