I found these examples of idiotic product labeling in Catherine Crier's book, The Case Against Lawyers:
The label on a handheld massager reads: "Do not use while sleeping or unconscious."
A label on a public toilet says: "Recycled flush-water unsafe for drinking." Golly, do I feel sheepish after reading that one.
A warning on a laser-printer cartridge: "Do not eat toner."
Bicycle shin-guards warn us: "Pads do not protect parts of the body that they do not cover."
A household iron says: "Do not iron clothing while wearing them."
And a baby stroller's warning sticker pleads: "Remove child before folding."
Just think, our society is so litigious--and some of its members are so irredeemably stupid--that such boneheaded messages are necessary.
Sad, isn't it?
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