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Thread #76954 Message #1404207
Posted By: Roger the Skiffler
10-Feb-05 - 03:40 AM
Thread Name: BS: First Joke Thread for 2005
Subject: RE: BS: First Joke Thread for 2005
BEWARE!
Here are the winnners of the M-LAW competition for wackiest warning label of the year:
1st prize Do not use for personal hygiene - on a toilet brush
2nd prize This product moves when used - from a child's scooter
Previous winners have included: * Remove child before folding - on a baby's buggy * Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally - on a digital thermometer * Never remove food or other items from the blades while the product is operating - on an electric hand blender * Harmful if swallowed - on a three-pronged brass fishing lure. * Do not use this product as a toy, pillow, or flotation device - on a bag of air used as a packing material * Do not use as a ladder - on a 30cm tall CD rack * Never iron clothes while they are being worn - on a household iron * Do not use the Silence Feature in emergency situations. It will not extinguish a fire - on a smoke detector * Do not eat toner - on a laser printer cartridge * And on a pair of cyclist's shin guards - Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover.
New Scientist's Feedback regularly publishes absurd product warnings, and other funny real-life tales.