idiot proof messages on brand packaging.
24 February 2005, 07:02 PM
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idiot proof messages on brand packaging.
has anyone got the list of idiot messages companies started to put on packaging....it all followed the american 'sue for any reason' lawsuits that were ripe in the US a few years ago
i.e. do not put hot iron on hand!!! etc.etc.
i.e. do not put hot iron on hand!!! etc.etc.
24 February 2005, 08:36 PM
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The choke key on a (USA made) shotgun,
"Make sure gun is unloaded before changing choke"
I guess there must have been a lot of one handed Americans going round before this was put on...
"Make sure gun is unloaded before changing choke"
I guess there must have been a lot of one handed Americans going round before this was put on...
24 February 2005, 08:52 PM
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New Scientist had a bunch of these a few weeks back - I'm wracking my brains, but the only one I can remember right now is the warning attached to a Superman outfit:
"Warning - does not enable wearer to fly"
"Warning - does not enable wearer to fly"
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24 February 2005, 09:28 PM
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Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals. --- Swedish chain saw
24 February 2005, 10:52 PM
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The "Objects in this mirror could be closer than they appear" on the wing mirrors of American cars is very annoying
We also had a badly punctuated sign at work above the wash basins in the gents that said "For your safety the water is extremely hot" under which some wise guy had scrawled "so why are you trying to burn us then?"
We also had a badly punctuated sign at work above the wash basins in the gents that said "For your safety the water is extremely hot" under which some wise guy had scrawled "so why are you trying to burn us then?"
24 February 2005, 11:17 PM
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A few years ago I worked on a contract at Britsh Gypsum. In the Gents, in one of the traps there was a tray of rat poison. On the back of the door it said "Do not eat the rat poison". Thanks for pointing that out !!! I'm always eating stuff I find on the floor whilst having a dump !!!
24 February 2005, 11:42 PM
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Noticed on a pack of those dangerously pointy cocktail sticks this evening.
"Warning - contents are intentionally sharp - Do not use for cleaning teeth or ears"
fer fek sake - teeth I can understand, but who would really consider cleaning their ears with a cocktail stick... (surprised it didn't say "Not to be used for removing contact lenses" )
"Warning - contents are intentionally sharp - Do not use for cleaning teeth or ears"
fer fek sake - teeth I can understand, but who would really consider cleaning their ears with a cocktail stick... (surprised it didn't say "Not to be used for removing contact lenses" )
25 February 2005, 01:42 PM
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on a frisbee...
"for outdoor use only"
not made up, it is on a Strongbow frisbee I won in pub raffle.
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"for outdoor use only"
not made up, it is on a Strongbow frisbee I won in pub raffle.
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25 February 2005, 01:45 PM
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on a toilet cistern on a canal boat in france a few years ago
" do not put anything down the toilet that has not been eaten first "
" do not put anything down the toilet that has not been eaten first "
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