I had even tried tapping slower on one "round" to throw it off, but it slowed down too.Īfter I stopped tapping, I stopped hearing the bird as well- just the regular bird chatter surrounding me- and I assumed it flew away. The first 2-3 times were cool, but after that, it felt a little too well-timed. Sure enough, I counted 6 times- at which point I paused, because I was beginning to feel a little unsettled with the whole thing. I kind of giggled to myself and tried it again. And then a bird whistled back, right on cue: "TWEET TWEET!" I tapped the "Shave and a Haircut" part once or twice.
#Shave and a haircut knock windows
So I parked my car, rolled the windows down, and started absentmindedly tapping the outside of my car door while I was digging through my bag to find a lighter.
There are also no houses/other businesses in walking distance. I usually went there because I knew 3/4 buildings in the lot were entirely empty, and the one that was in use was on the far side of a separate lot separated by a thin line of trees. I stopped at one of my "usual" spots- the very back corner of a sparsely-used office park, behind a vacant building. But being the stoner I was, especially after an exceptionally busy and stressful Saturday, I still had to find somewhere to smoke up before heading home (lived with my parents at the time).
#Shave and a haircut knock skin
It was one of those searingly hot days, where the horizon blurs against the pavement and you swear you can practically hear your skin sizzling.
This was several summers ago and I had just gotten off a very long shift at the coffee shop. Poor description but here's a video for those unfamiliar with the reference (only difference is, usually someone else does the last two knocks as a "response") If you aren't already familiar with this little rhyme/tune (you might know it as "Skunk in the Barnyard"), it's a short call-and-response rhyme that is now commonly only used as a door knock- usually how you'd knock on a friend's door?īasically, one person knocks to the rhythm of the words: "Shave and-a haircut."Īnd then the person on the other side of the door knocks back the "Two bits!" line. To start off with, this story has nothing to do with haircuts or shaving.
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