Wacky Warning Labels contest

[Reynoma]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne...nings

[simon]

I'm glad to read the warning on the thermometers.

[esjones]

Quote, originally posted by simon »I'm glad to read the warning on the thermometers.OLD JOKE:Q: What's the difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer?A: The taste.

[drunkenmaxx]

i like the "do not eat" on those little gel packets that come with new shoes and stuff. those really (removed) me off, they look so tasty, but i can't eat them!

[Mr. Poopypants]

You aren't supposed to eat those??? I thought it was very thoughtful of them to include a snack with my new shoes.

[Raven]

I have seen a chain saw with a warning on the bar "Do not touch when chain is turning" apparently in response to a law suit.

[ColonelPanic]

That stuff packs a killer buzz! Do not eat - who are they kiddin'? Check this out that I found on a bag of friggin' PEANUTS... Read the stuff in all caps. Contains a peanut ingredient? Get out!!!? ? ? Golly gee whilickers, who would have guessed? I hate to think of why that warning is there... Someone allergic to nuts goes out and buys some peanuts and kills himself because there wasn't anything on the package to warn him there were peanuts contained within. Er, except for the big thing on the front of the package that read, PEANUTS!

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[esjones]

Another one.... we've bought some of those processed firelogs for our fireplace. You know, the ones that are made of pressed sawdust, wax and other stuff.Well, there is a warning label on the wrapper: Warning - risk of fire!(All together now,) Duuuhhhh!!!If there was no risk of fire, I'd buy another brand!

[Mr. Poopypants]

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »That stuff packs a killer buzz! Do not eat - who are they kiddin'? Check this out that I found on a bag of friggin' PEANUTS... Read the stuff in all caps. Contains a peanut ingredient? Get out!!!? ? ? Golly gee whilickers, who would have guessed? I hate to think of why that warning is there... Someone allergic to nuts goes out and buys some peanuts and kills himself because there wasn't anything on the package to warn him there were peanuts contained within. Er, except for the big thing on the front of the package that read, PEANUTS! HOLD THE PHONE. Are you trying to tell me that a bag of peanuts contain a peanut product? Lies I tell you Lies!!

[PhillyVibeGT]

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants »HOLD THE PHONE. Are you trying to tell me that a bag of peanuts contain a peanut product? Lies I tell you Lies!! (removed)! I never knew there were peanuts in peanuts before, learn something new everyday.

[Kari]

The best one is what was on my hair dryer: Do not use while sleeping. Bill Engvall's used it in his act for a long time but when I bought my new hair dryer, this warning actually was on the tag. I'm betting someone was probably using it to warm the bed and caught the bed on fire...heh.

[ColonelPanic]

I feel cheated, my hair dryer doesn't have anything like that. Just the usual "don't use me in the tub kind of stuff. Funny story about that thing though, saw a guy who used to be my boss at K-Mart when I was checking out hair dryers. He couldn't quite figure out why a guy with no hair would ever need such an appliance, so it was kinda amusing for him. Duh, I've got a Yorkie, he's got plenty of hair! Besides, it came in handy a few times for graphics on the Vibe. lol! Anyway......

[Baltovibe]

Seems the original news link is no longer valid.The actual contest site, along with the present and previous winners, are located at http://www.mlaw.org/wwl/index.html . And, you can enter the contest there.

[Mr. Poopypants]

Check this site out.http://www.dumbwarnings.com/wa...nings

[MadBill]

The guy in the office next to mine some years ago was our safety and litigation rep. and told me a few horror stories from a symposium he attended. I recounted one to my family, about a father and son team who sucessfully sued a lawnmower manufacturer for failing to warn them that the mower should not be used to trim hedges, after they lost control of it while doing so and lost a few fingers. I concluded my tale with some comment like "Can you believe it, that anyone would try such a thing?" My Dad and youngest brother exchanged these sheepish looks and one said "Errr.... ya, we tied poles to the mower to lift it by before we did that."

[redlava]

Seriously we need to do away with ALL warning labels. It is the only way we will be able to weed out the "garden of America" before it chokes out all of the flowers. And just think, less frivolous lawsuits means more money for American business owners to pay for more workers to build their widgets. And everybody is happy.I think all genvibers should march on DC and demand they remove warning labels!!!

[cohocarl]

I realize it's not a label, but I thought of these signs when I read this thread. They are on a few roads here in Michigan.

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[Mr. Poopypants]

Wow, wrap your mind around that one!!

[McVibe]

Here you go, this is pretty crazy:

[Kari]

They have a bandwidth monkey sign?

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[Kari]

Nope...apparently the host of the picture doesn't like people hotlinking his pictures. You're probably the only one still seeing the actual photo, because it's in your cache...everybody else is probably seeing the same thing I'm seeing. Don't be blaming my Mac yo.

[ColonelPanic]

I just found this and had to share...

[bull77]

this years winners for 'Wacky Warning Labels"http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/sto....htmlh ... hotos.html

[Blanco_Diablo]

Love this one at Niagara Falls. You may not want to jump that rail.And this one in Portland, Oregon. Train tracks plus bikes equal bad news

[joatmon]

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »I just found this and had to share... two years later and I just lost another hour at engrish.com http://www.engrish.com/recent_...11-14 is one for drunken

[Raivis]

http://www.thespeciousreport.c....htmli wonder if these are true

[chevelle_lover]

I know the peanuts one is true. The wife brought back a bag off of Northwest and it actually said "May contain nuts/nut products"The one that I am looking for is a warning on a chainsaw that stated:"Do not stop chain with hands or genitalia."