Seventh Annual The Wacky Warning Label Contest
From
Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch
Some of the winners:
bq.
GRAND PRIZE The $500 grand prize for the wackiest label was awarded to Robert Brocone of Euclid, Ohio for a warning he found on a bottle of drain cleaner which says: "If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product." Brocone also wins a copy of the book, "The Death of Common Sense," by Philip K. Howard, chairman of the legal reform group, Common Good.
Also:
bq. A five-inch fishing lure which sports three steel hooks and cautions users that it is, "Harmful if swallowed".
bq. A smoke detector which warns: "Do not use the Silence Feature in emergency situations. It will not extinguish a fire."
Heh...
Posted by DaveH at January 12, 2004 4:41 PM