Gripless

After the last gripless hand-shake, with the tremulous, "Take care of yourself, honey," the hard-working father and mother have turned their faces homeward, visibly affected by the separation, but resolved to shoulder the sacrifice of the daughter's much-needed help on the plantation, which oftentimes is all that they are able to contribute toward her education. ❋ Booker T. Washington (1885)

Other bikes had rusted chains or wheels, torn seats, or gripless handlebars, or sand in the brake shoes. ❋ Mark DiIonno (2010)

When the Public Accounts Committee looked at it, they found amateurish working practices, endemic incompetence, and gripless management (see this blog). ❋ Unknown (2009)

And then, pinched of nostril and marble-cold, earth’s last little posy in our gripless hands, we should lie supine and — such was the irony of things — no longer greatly care to know. ❋ Unknown (2003)

96: End of eWorld - 00: The carpenter's trade in the computer age - 03: Quill gripless ergonomic mouse - 04: One free iTune from Pepsi - 06: Thanks for 30 strange years - Class action madness - 1 keyboard and mouse to rule them all - 08: Major League Baseball and the Mac ❋ Unknown (2010)

That [gripless skater] is [sliding] [all over the place]. ❋ Alien Ant (2009)