when i received my ninja 1000
as a wonderful gift
i (aka peaches) was elated
ready to chop, dice shred, blend, puree..
but right from the beginning
it was clear that my ninja had the same plans for me
every time i used it
my fingers would somehow end up sliced
everyone i asked who had one
said this had never happened to them
and it was obvious to me
that the ninja was winning.
in my own ninja counter move
i have decided to pass him on
to another potential victim
with the user’s manual, a box of ‘my little pony’ bandaids,
and a wish to both of them for the best of luck.
*tangent: during this saga, i was reminded of the pink panther movies
where peter sellers and his manservant/ninja, cato
were constantly battling in surprise situations
in an effort to keep inspector clouseau in top form.
*Cato Fong is Clouseau’s Chinese manservant, trained to attack him regularly to keep him alert and skilled in martial arts. Cato and Clouseau have a love-hate relationship, with their fights being long and vicious, as well as destructive to the furniture, and always interupted by the telephone ringing, at which point they will become civil again. Cato puts a lot of effort into taking his employer by surprise, and Clouseau never really feels safe as Cato will stop at nothing. A running gag is Cato attacking Clouseau during a romantic moment, or else Clouseau going away and Cato transforming the apartment.
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“only a ninja can stop a ninja”
-sho kosygin
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credits: united artists, pink panther films
The gift of the bandaids was a nice touch.
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important that these are part of the package.
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Absolutely. Thoughtfulness is always a great gift.
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I used to love watching those old Pink Panther movies. 🙂
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me too!
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Yowch!!
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yes! but it has now moved on as of today, so –
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The name always made me suspicious, Peaches. The blender’s, not yours.
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me too!
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sliced peaches? good of you to offer safety (finger)tips to others
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ha! yes -)
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Those multi level blades….I have been bitten by my ninja too.
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they are sneaky –
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Sorry to read about your bad experience, Beth. Loved the Cato stuff-I’m a big fan of PP movies.Maybe a blender is gentler?
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Yes)
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I have a Ninja but I only use it for making “nice” cream. Tastes like ice cream but uses only frozen banana chunks and your flavor of choice, mine being unsweetened dark chocolate. So no dairy, no sugar and far less calories. I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you and your Ninja. I do know those blades are super sharp. I once cut off the pad of a finger using a slicer (doctor was able to sew it back on:) and so I am super careful these days.
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Glad your fingers survived and your sweet treat sounds wonderful
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You are not alone! Took me a while (and many band aids) to learn how to master the Ninja kind of like Clouseau and Cato Fong!
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Exactly!
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I’m so glad you parted with that machine, Beth — everything about it screams, “DANGER!” If it’s of any consolation, I had to give away my mandoline for the same reason: Every vegetable dish came garnished with tiny slices of nails and fingertips. Some of us are better off with cutting instruments that have just one blade, it seems. 🙂
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I so agree 🐵
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Pink Panther is still funny. Your poor fingers. I wonder why it wanted to live elsewhere? Sometimes appliances turn on us for reasons we can never understand. I just read the above comment and I THREW away my mandoline, so that no one would cut the tip of their finger off the first time they tried to use it. I did that and what a mess, not to mention antibiotics and x-rays to see if I damaged the bone. Dangerous things…appliances. You escaped in time.
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Yikes! Yes to pink panther forever and cutting losses better than cutting fingers. Old wisdom.
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Yep, that Ninja Blender is always biting me, especially when I take it out of the dishwasher.
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it strikes when you least expect it, in true ninja style. be safe 0
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Haha! That’s right! I shouldn’t have expected anything less.
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This is terrific, Beth. Relating your ‘blender adventures’ to Cato and Clouseau in the Pink Panther is hilarious. I love it!
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thanks – it just began to seem like we were adversaries, and i was reminded of pink panther )
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😀
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I have a small one that has no open top… way less risky
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that’s more my style )
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My daughter & I both experienced our new Ninja blenders biting us. But we learned to be more careful. My Ninja is still looking to get back at me. A constant battle, a la PP.
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ha, i know!
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Loved those Pink Panther movies. Trying to get into the castle had me in stitches. Thanks for the memory. Might be time to rewatch. And sorry about your fingers. 😦
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me too, i just loved the ridiculousness of them. no worries, my fingers are better and my ninja has gone to live with someone else. )
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I guess that ninja was living up to its name!
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