http://www.answerbag.com/profile/547745 New Answerbag answers from dar Wed, 30 May 2012 01:28:03 -0700 Wed, 30 May 2012 01:28:03 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4023247 Where does the saying "clean as a whistle" come from? Whistles aren't even that clean...<br /><br />A &quot;whistle&quot;, as in sound one makes when blowing air through the lips. I think and this is only my thought, but &quot;Clean as a whistle&quot; means a clean, sharp, precise shave, because a shrill whistle makes a clear, clean, sharp sound! Ha, like I said, only my thought. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:10:29 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4023247