Dumb warning labels
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On a Razor Gocart - This product moves when used....hmmm, I'd be kind of ticked if it didn't. :huh:0
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on a construction site I drive past all the time was one of those big red and white signs that say CAUTION DUE TO: with a blank underneath to write in what you want - someone had written on one of these signs DUE TO STUPID PEOPLE - had to pull over while I wiped the laugh tears off my face when I read that one
Personally - I always liked the chain saw warnings that say not to use near genitals0 -
On my iron: "Do not iron clothes while being worn."
How lazy does one have to be to not take off the shirt?0 -
TWO of my curling irons have a warning that states "Not for use while taking a bath/shower". Who the heck is trying to curl their hair while they're washing it?
The box of my perfume had a "not for human consumption" label on it. Um...I want to know who confused perfume with a breath mint?0 -
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I like the one on the side of my wax, which says in large letters 'do not eat wax'0
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this thread is amazing, omg.0
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"Do not use for drying pets." -- In the manual for a microwave oven.
hahaha!! someone came up with a story for this one once-- an old lady washed her cat and popped it in the microwave because she thought it would get the cat nice and warm and toasty. when that didn't turn out the be the case, she sued the company saying that there wasn't a warning label saying cats couldn't be put in them.0 -
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There's a commercial for a car that shows a white compact car jumping off a building and soaring through the air. At the bottom of the screen: Simulation. Do Not Attempt. Cars Cannot Fly.
well dangit, I thought we were in the 21st century. I want my flying car!!!0 -
I used to have a ride on lawnmower with an excellent manual, featuring helpful tips like "do not operate on riverbeds", and classically "do not operate on grass"...0
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"Do not use orally after using rectally." -- In the instructions for an electric thermometer
I would say that was a personal choice...0 -
someone came up with a story for this one once-- an old lady washed her cat and popped it in the microwave
I heard that story too. Then I found Snopes lists it as an urban legend:
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/microwavedpet.asp0 -
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When my husband was in the Marine Corps, they would always give them these long lectures not to do really stupid stuff (don't eat the instant clot powder, for example). These warnings often came with the reminder that they were telling them this, because some Marine, somewhere had actually done it. I think the same holds in the civilian world, if a company bothers to print something on the label, it's because someone probably actually did that, and the company heard about it.
The obvious exception is labeling for common food allergens, they are required to print those, even if the product obviously contains ingredient X.
Edited for a stupid typo.0 -
Silica packets -'Do not Eat'
Oh really? Because for a second there I thought a snack came with my new shoes.
damn I only buy shoes for the sample of pop rocks.0 -
Why my husband was in the Marine Corps, they would always give them these long lectures not to do really stupid stuff (don't eat the instant clot powder, for example). These warnings often came with the reminder that they were telling them this, because some Marine, somewhere had actually done it. I think the same holds in the civilian world, if a company bothers to print something on the label, it's because someone probably actually did that, and the company heard about it.
The obvious exception is labeling for common food allergens, they are required to print those, even if the product obviously contains ingredient X.
I believe this is true, both parts, but I am referencing the first. I used to think it was crazy to list some of these warnings, particularly in regards to ingesting odd things like bleach, shampoo, silica, until watching that show "My Strange Addiction". Holy crap, people will eat pretty much anything.0 -
May contain nuts on my Peanut butter jar. REALLY. No *kitten* Sherlock!!
Peanuts aren't nuts, they're a legume, it is entirely possible that someone is not allergic to peanuts, but is allergic to the tree nuts that are also processed on the same equipment.0 -
OK, it's an ad, but still a warning label -
There's a commercial for a car that shows a white compact car jumping off a building and soaring through the air. At the bottom of the screen: Simulation. Do Not Attempt. Cars Cannot Fly.
well dangit, I thought we were in the 21st century. I want my flying car!!!
well if Back to the Future part 2 is correct we should have the flying cars by Oct 2015. We're so close!0 -
On my last toaster I bought "Do not operate in oven" ..........Is there really call for such double-toasted toast? :S0
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My shampoo label says not to use internally.
What flipping idiot drank it?
:noway: maybe they didn't "drink" it. *gag* :noway: :laugh:
Well, I know you shouldn't do a Ben Gay back rub before getting intimate. Maybe it's something like that.
My mother one ups you on this one, she had a diaphragm, you know, the type that you use with contraceptive jell, that comes in a little tube just like Ben Gay.0 -
My hair straighteners say "not for internal use" on them...
Eeeerm??? :P0 -
"Do not use for drying pets." -- In the manual for a microwave oven.
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Really ? This is how i always dry them though...0 -
Almond Milk. It is NAMED Almond Milk. The first ingredient in the ingredient list is ALMONDS. And it STILL has a big, bold cautionary message after the ingredient list that says: WARNING. CONTAINS ALMONDS
Mixed Nuts. No name brand at my store. MIXED NUTS with a picture of peanuts, almonds, walnuts, etc on the cover. It is called Mixed Nuts. Ingredient list includes peanuts, walnuts, etc. And underneath the ingredient list is a big bold warning that says: CONTAINS MIXED NUTS.
DOH!
Personally, if you have an allergy to nuts, and you eat something that obviously has NUTS in the name....you deserve to get taken out of the gene pool.
It's not about that. The law is written in a way that makes very few exceptions for the warning labels, and for good reason, if you let companies make "judgement calls" about what products get labeled, the whole system would be pointless as a lot of products wouldn't get labeled properly. The solution is to make everyone label everything. Yes, it results in some stupid warnings, but it also saves lives.0 -
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Yes, I've also bought packets of nuts with “Warning: May Contain Nuts” on the pack. If you've a nut allergy and you eat a packet of nuts because it didn't have a warning label on it then I believe that's called natural selection, no?0 -
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"Do not use for drying pets." -- In the manual for a microwave oven.
sad story: my dad (aaages ago) worked at a place and a woman tried to return the microwave oven because it killed her dog. So unfortunately, some people are just that dumb.0 -
I have a friend in the pharmaceutical business that told me a box of suppository pills has remove from packaging before use0
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Silica packets -'Do not Eat'
Oh really? Because for a second there I thought a snack came with my new shoes.
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