The Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch has issued their wackiest warning label awards. The above warning was for a toilet brush. #-o
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The Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch has issued their wackiest warning label awards. The above warning was for a toilet brush. #-o
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Yuk!
A friend tells me that Preparation H has a warning label advising that the product should not be taken orally. Anyone know if this is true?
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Yes it's true. You shouldn't take it orally.A friend tells me that Preparation H has a warning label advising that the product should not be taken orally. Anyone know if this is true?
I don't know about the warning label
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Originally Posted by Nicolas
Yes it's true. You shouldn't take it orally.A friend tells me that Preparation H has a warning label advising that the product should not be taken orally. Anyone know if this is true?
I don't know about the warning label=D>
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I have a rather large collection of these labels. The one about the scooter is new to me, but I already knew about the toilet brushMy absolute favorite, though, is the warning label on a curling iron:
"For external use only"
WHO did WHAT with the curling iron to prompt that label, I want to know?
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Seriously, there are some stupid people out there. I know some.-- A scooter with the warning "This product moves when used."
-- A digital thermometer with the advice "Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally."
-- An electric blender used for chopping and dicing that reminds users to "Never remove food or other items from the blades while the product is operating."
-- And a three-inch bag of air used for packaging that read "Do not use this product as a toy, pillow, or flotation device."
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The windshield sunshade I use in my car has a warning label to "not use when operating the vehicle". #-o
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Of course, you're right about that. However, I don't think that's the real reason for inane labeling. It's that a lot of these people want someone else to pay for their stupidity...and pay a lot.Seriously, there are some stupid people out there. I know some.
I remember many years ago, when I had a serious bicycling habit, reading about a lawsuit in NJ, I think. It seems a not-so-bright fellow was riding his bicycle at night, with no light, and was struck by a car. He sued the bicycle manufacturer, claiming they should have warned him that doing so was dangerous. He won.
Things like this just further entrench an adage in my mind...
"A word to the wise is unnecessary. It's the really stupid people who need all the help they can get."
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And yet, nothing can match the stupidity of wetnap labels
For those of us who haven't studied them, they read as followed:
Tear open
Unfold
Use
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Don't tell anyone, but my mother once purchased diesel fuel for my brothers propane heater. #-o
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Well, if you take a pack of cookies in the local shop, it reads "open here" on top, but still you aren't allowed to!!
I stole that one
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And what about all the items that say FREE?Well, if you take a pack of cookies in the local shop, it reads "open here" on top, but still you aren't allowed to!!
I stole that one
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Somehow, I really don't think you do. I don't either. And I know I've got a perverse imagination.I have a rather large collection of these labels. The one about the scooter is new to me, but I already knew about the toilet brush
"For external use only"
WHO did WHAT with the curling iron to prompt that label, I want to know?
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It was not me.........
this time.
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A warning on a pack of peanuts, "Caution, may contain nuts" I hope so!
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Looking for some hot stuff...Ilya wrote:
I have a rather large collection of these labels. The one about the scooter is new to me, but I already knew about the toilet brush My absolute favorite, though, is the warning label on a curling iron:
"For external use only"
WHO did WHAT with the curling iron to prompt that label, I want to know?
Somehow, I really don't think you do. I don't either. And I know I've got a perverse imagination.
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On the toilet brush one, I can see how a toilet brush might resemble a brush one might use for scrubbing your back. While I wouldn't want to use the same brush for both purposes, I am not sure I can come up with a reason why a toilet brush couldn't be used for personal hygiene, or especially shouldn't be used that way.
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From an Army survival manual on how to cook a snake: First, kill snake.
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I like that one! May contain nuts; you mean it might not? (Well, actually peanuts are legumes, not nuts :-k )
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I didn't know that, and it''s the first mistake I've made all year!!!(Well, actually peanuts are legumes, not nuts)
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If that was the worst mistake I'd made in the last six days, I'd be happy. :wink:I didn't know that, and it''s the first mistake I've made all year!!!(Well, actually peanuts are legumes, not nuts)
A reference from the peanut growers
Peanuts, along with beans and peas, belong to the single plant family, Leguminosae. Legumes are edible seeds enclosed in pods. As a group, they provide the best source of concentrated protein in the plant kingdom. While their physical structure and nutritional benefits more closely resemble that of other legumes, their use in diets and cuisines more closely resembles that of nuts
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I consider that one legitimate. For someone who is deathly allergic to nuts, but not peanuts, this is a very serious warning. It exists because same machinery is used to package all varieties of "nuts", and is often not cleaned in between. So the package of peanuts MAY have traces of (for example) macademia nuts, and vice versa.
I like that one! May contain nuts; you mean it might not? (Well, actually peanuts are legumes, not nuts :-k )
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Talk to anyone who's worked in an ER and they'll be able to tell you. Or check out the website with rotten in the name.I have a rather large collection of these labels. The one about the scooter is new to me, but I already knew about the toilet brush
"For external use only"
WHO did WHAT with the curling iron to prompt that label, I want to know?
Oh, and Swedish chainsaw's don't have a warning label telling the operator to not stop it with genitals, even though there's an urban legend that they do.
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There was a premade Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich lunch set that was called Giggles To Go. The warning labels stated "Contains Peanuts".
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I just came back from Colorado where I saw two signs on the side of a condo-
"WARNING: Falling Snow, do not park within 20 feet of building"
"Parking beside building for permit holders only"
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Well, it's not exactly falling. It's more like pointing in a certain direction that's guaranteed to steer the conversation in an interesting direction. :wink:Yes it's true. You shouldn't take it orally.A friend tells me that Preparation H has a warning label advising that the product should not be taken orally. Anyone know if this is true?
I don't know about the warning label
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Speaking from experience? 8-[
Actually, I was thinking the same thing. You could really scrub some dead skin off with that thing. Using a new one, that is!
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Eatin' goober peasIf that was the worst mistake I'd made in the last six days, I'd be happy. :wink:I didn't know that, and it''s the first mistake I've made all year!!!(Well, actually peanuts are legumes, not nuts)
A reference from the peanut growers
Peanuts, along with beans and peas, belong to the single plant family, Leguminosae. Legumes are edible seeds enclosed in pods. As a group, they provide the best source of concentrated protein in the plant kingdom. While their physical structure and nutritional benefits more closely resemble that of other legumes, their use in diets and cuisines more closely resembles that of nuts
Eatin' goober peas
Goodness how delicious
Eatin' goober peas
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Actually, I have a separate toilet brush that I reserve for scrubbing out my Jacuzzi tub...works great on the jets and saves on the uncomfortable bending and reaching! Don't know about the personal hygiene thing though, sounds like it could be painful.
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So the permit protects you from falling snow, that's pretty straight forward. :wink:
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