Not even close. But hey, isn’t the internet just getting more useful every day? I remember when some of our more addled pundits took to calling it “the world’s largest library” back in the late 1990s That, of course, was before we discovered that it’s actually “the world’s largest sales pitch for herbal Viagra with a few ridiculous fables thrown in to pass the time.” Etc…….

To “wet your whistle,” meaning “to take a drink,” dates back to at least 1386, but it never referred to an actual whistle. The noun “whistle” has long been used as a jocular term for the mouth or throat, especially in regard to speaking or singing. The phrase “wet your whistle” probably has persisted for two reasons: it’s attractively alliterative (a popular equivalent back in the 17th century was the even catchier “wet your weasand,” “weasand” being a now-obsolete term for “throat”), and it is indeed easier to whistle with your mouth if your lips are moist. “Wet your whistle” is thus just a jocular way of making taking a drink sound like a necessity. Etc….. see link below

Actually I thought it came from the 1940’s when there were laborers (like working in the mills and on the railroads, tough jobs and they used to whistle for company, or whistle along to songs, or just whistle to get the attention of someone working too far to yell to to bring them a tool or plank) who used to whistle, and the would whistle when they needed a refreshing drink.

I have no idea if this is true ….

-MM

Ever see someone lick their lips to whistle? Wet

If you hear anything about mugs in a pub I’d like

to know the era and why none exist now.

I would also like to know about the mugs.

however thier first drink they had to order at the bar as they couldnt wistle with a dry mouth they couldnt order one by whistling untill they ahd had thier first drink