[Verginius Rufus]

I recall a story about a man who was so nasty and so thoroughly loathed by everyone in his community that when it came to his funeral, they were hard put to find anything nice to say about him.

Finally one man ventured, "He was a good whistler."

Bobby Kennedy traveled all the way to Wisconsin to attend Joseph McCarthy's funeral. Let that suffice--I don't know if RFK was a good whistler.

[Phinneous]

There’s a Jewish joke that goes similarly: “We will not bury this man until someone can eulogize him with complimentary words....” [hours pass] An old man at the back of the chapel raises a hand, “Rabbi, he wasn’t half as bad as his brother!”

[Gay State Conservative]

"He was a good whistler."

"He was a good whistler"...classic! Whenever I go to New York City and see signs directing you to the "RFK Bridge" I want to hurl! RFK wasn't fit to have a sewage treatment plant named after him...let alone an icon of American determination and ingenuity.