Quirky App Of The Day: BaaberShop
by Kathryn Zane
November 7, 2011
I never imagined that sheep shearing competitions took place anywhere in the world. I am apparently very sheltered. Where have I been? There's an entire competition dedicated to shaving some poor sheep in front of judges. I can't imagine the humiliation those poor sheep must feel. Well, actually, I can imagine it, and it's reminiscent of those dreams about going to class in your underwear. So, with this new and exciting sport, I feel a little cheated that I can't give it a try. I've never been around sheep in my life. I would be one of the last people who should take an electric razor to one. I might be a step up from people with severe natural twitches, but even then, it would be a close call. So, what do I do? I play the app. It's safer that way. For everyone. BaaberShop lets me experience all that I need in order to feel some exposure without scarring anyone.
There before you stands an adorable sheep. It makes you just want to reach out and pet it. I've named it Fluffy, but you can name yours whatever you want. Fluffy looks awfully uncomfortable in that 100 percent wool sweater, so I'm going to help him out with shaving it off. It's summer, so he won't mind. Telling myself these sorts of things is the only way that I don't feel like that poor sheep will end up on a psychologist's couch, tissues in hoof, bleating about that one horrific summer night that he lost his first wool sweater.
Since it's a mission of mercy, I feel obligated to help him. Armed with only my finger as a guide, I buzz him down to a respectable fleece length. Ta-da! He looks great and practically glowing with happiness to be rid of all that cumbersome wool. I can even keep track of my best personal times and compare it to the overall best time. So far, that time is 1.93 seconds. My personal best is 3.05. I'm fairly certain that the owner of the 1.93 time is a god of wool shearing. They probably do it on a professional level, because that time is wickedly fast. All I know is that if I shaved my legs like I shear that sheep, I wouldn't have anything but boney, bloody nubs by now.
BaaberShop is an iPhone app available for download in the App Store for the awesome price of FREE!
