‘Tis the season for shopping. Many people are looking for early Black Friday deals on home decorations. When this happy customer found a cute snowman decoration, she pressed the “test” button to see what the animated display would do. What she got was the nightmare of any parent who has lived through the recorder lessons of elementary school music class.
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The adorable snowman decoration began playing with a piano-like intro before launching into a recorder solo. When the little snowman bent to start playing, the sound pouring forth from the beast is difficult to describe.
Recorders are little straight flutes that have holes along the body. The instrument produces different tones as the musician covers or uncovers the holes. While a well-made recorder can create beautiful music, a cheap one will send you running away shrieking. This snowman decoration obviously came from a factory that scrimped on material costs.
The snowman decoration “danced” to the obnoxious tones when the song was in full swing. The tune is not recognizable, although we assume it is a Christmas song. Any parent within earshot was probably wondering which child was failing music class.
This snowman decoration is adorable. Grandparents will buy it for grandkids. Parents will accept the gift, but designate it as a “Grandma’s house” toy that lives with Grandma and Grandpa. No parent wants to relive the torture of fourth-grade recorder lessons.
As a parent, I am ashamed to admit that this video caused me a minor panic attack. I thought I had been transported back in time. It was a nightmare I never wanted to relive. I’m all about sharing, though, so you also got to experience this agony.
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