1) Getting
them started requires a lot of grunting and muttering.
2) Once
started, they splutter, choke and roar demanding attention.
3) They
always require more fuel than you imagine.
4) They
are extremely effective in blasting away ephemeral detritus, overblown superfluities
and glass panels in back doors.
5) Just
when you think they are doing a good job, they take offence at whim and chuck a
hissy fit, requiring more rope, more food, more absurd behaviour until they
suddenly gallop away again in the right-ish direction.
6) They
think that one hour is enough work for a weekend.
7) They
stink, even when they have washed.
8) The
whole “sum of the noise of two whipper snippers” whole being greater than the
parts debate. That.
9) They
require you to block your head from their emissions – aural and nasal - for
fear of permanent injury to your neurons.
10) It
is rumoured that there are whipper snippers out there who disprove the whole
generalisation of an appliance theory. In
fact, a friend of a friend of a friend heard of one that was compliant, beautiful to behold, would weekend
warrior and weed whack whole gardens, combined grace with old fashioned charm
and whose modulated tones were elixir to the ear, odour most joyous to the
nose. Perhaps it is true.
4 comments:
Whipper-snipper. That's a new term for me. But now that's I've gathered it's the same as a weed-eater, I can certainly see the comparisons!
Whipper Snappers. Although they do carry around a rank scent and tend to become obnoxious in groups of any size--even one, and have aversion to any kind of work; still keep the world spinning with their enthusiasm and joie de vivre. Love your list and hope you get a pony even if you never master riding a bicycle.
You can't say I never warned you…….LOL.
I think it's lies. My whipper snappers bore no resemblance to the fictional charactor in the last paragraph. The smell of mine was not odorous in body, but reeked to high heaven of whatever the current favorite scent. 'Axe' makes my eyes water to this day.
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