6/27    the girl is visiting me and she called ahead and asked me if I had
        a pair of hair clippers.  Why would she ask such a thing?  we didn't
        agree to a suicide pact where I shave her head.  also why is it
        a 'pair' of clippers anyway?
        \_ I assume she means electric buzz clippers.  No idea why it's a pair,
           but since 'clippers' is plural it must be either a pair or a set.
        \_ "A pair of scissors".  My guess is that it was for historical
           reason.  Maybe first there was some tool call "scissor" which had
           one blade.  Then someone invented scissors by putting two blades
           together, hence "a pair of scissors".  Then someone invented
           clippers.  Even though there was no "clipper" origin, people still
           called it "a pair" because it worked like scissors.  Anyway that's
           only my wild guess.
           \_ I don't say "pair of hair clippers" I say "a hair clippers".
              Yes it looks stupid when I read it, but that's what I think
              most people say.  Also a pair of scissors is two scissor blades.
              Look at a pair of cooking scissors.  They will often be easilly
              seperated into two blades for cleaning/sharpening purposes.
        \_ she wants to shave you bald and give you the longest oral ever.