Was he whistling? Why yes, he was. He was tapping his toes, too as the mortals around him responded with glee to the responsiveness of their cell phones.
Up came a goddess who at her very fiber seemed to be old. An oldy but goody, he surmised. At least she was polite.
"Oh, yes, doesn't seem to be too many of those going 'round lately, eh?"
His own iPhone chirped a moment as he habitually glanced at it before replacing it into his pocket.