Posted on 12/13/2007 8:47:18 AM PST by teacherwoes
A label on a small tractor that warns, "Danger: Avoid Death," has been chosen as the nation's most obvious warning label in M-LAW's annual Wacky Warning Label Contest.
The Wacky Warning Label Contest, now in its eleventh year, is conducted by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, M-LAW, to reveal how lawsuits, and fear of lawsuits, have driven the proliferation of common-sense warnings on U.S. products.
(Excerpt) Read more at wackywarnings.com ...
Cigarette lighter that says: Keep away from heat or flame.
When I was Company Commander for Charlie Co, 4th Tank Bn. I visited the Army National Guard installation next door. Their M1 Abrams had yellow labels with “DANGER” in bold on the end of the main gun with an arrow pointing to the business end of the tube.
How about the Toyota commercials - IMHO suggesting insurance fraud as a way to replace your truck - where the crane operator drops a huge steel I-beam on his pickup truck. Yes, there is a don’t try this warning!
At least they kept the head attached.
LOL.. The army has some of the best ‘warning’ labels.
w00t
Can't post one of them. "F" word in translation
I’ll have ‘butter many privates’
That's not a warning label, it's a Sharia Law punishment illustration.
I like the sign that read;
Drive Slowly
15 MPH Children
That’s too funny..you should send it to Leno.
I have a flat iron for my hair that heats up to about 400 degrees and has a warning label that says “Caution Can Burn Eyes”.
Yikes!
Sounds like a challenge as well.
Or the sign that says “Slow children” and below it says “No hunting”.
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4887324
WAAY off topic, but my 13-year old son saw a sign at the fast food joint that he cracked up over:
Help Wanted: Manager
Inquire with Manager
Thanks for that. I finally have a worthy tagline!
(if you knew our dog, you'd know why.)
But on the back of this doormat was the following warning label:
WARNING: Do not use mat as a projectile. Sudden acceleration to dangerous speeds may cause injury. When using mat, follow directions: Put your right foot in, put your right foot out, put your right foot in and shake it all about. This mat is not designed to sustain gross weights exceeding 12,000 lbs. If mat begins to smoke, immediately seek shelter and cover head. Caution: If coffee spills on mat, assume that it is very hot. This mat is not intended to be used as a placemat. Small food particles trapped in fibers may attract rodents and other vermin. Do not glue mat to porous surfaces, such as pregnant women, pets and heavy machinery. When not in use, mat should be kept out of reach of children diagnosed with CFED (Compulsive Fiber Eating Disorder). Do not taunt mat.
Interestingly enough, on the actual doormat they have corrected the grammar!
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