Posted on 01/06/2005 7:45:44 AM PST by add925
A flushable toilet brush that warns users, “Do not use for personal hygiene” has been identified as the nation’s wackiest warning label in an annual contest sponsored by a consumer watchdog group.
The Wacky Warning Label Contest, now in it’s eighth year, is conducted by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, M-LAW, to reveal how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings on products.
OTHER WINNERS.
The $250 second place award went to Matt Johnson of Naperville, Illinois for a label on a popular scooter for children that warns: “This product moves when used.”
Third place and $100 went to Ann Marie Taylor of Camden, South Carolina who found the following warning on a digital thermometer that can be used to take a person’s temperature several different ways: “Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally.”
Fourth place was a label on an electric hand blender promoted for use in “blending, whipping, chopping and dicing,” that warns: “Never remove food or other items from the blades while the product is operating.” Sent in by Ken Stein of Berkeley, California.
In fifth place was a label on a nine- by three-inch bag of air used as packing material. It carries this warning: “Do not use this product as a toy, pillow, or flotation device.”Sent in by Christen Millard of Westerville, Ohio.
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Where's my Michael Moore toilet brush? I'd love to swab that fat piece of filth's face around the bowl on a regular basis.
How else will Howard Stern brush his teeth.
Ouch. That hit a nerve.
Are they sure that the dummies who need a warning like this even know what "personal hygiene" is?
My entire list of reasons for supporting tort reform can be found as warning labels. Any system that allows the people that did these things to sue the manufacturer and win is seriously broken.
Is this related in any way to O'Reilly's loofah, or should I say, his falafal??
Tort reform? I think we are outnumbered. Aren't there 3 Trial Lawyers to every American? Notice I didn't call them Americans.....
If the abuse of it's gets to you, you'll LOVE the book!
I bought a replacement drain plug for my kitchen sink at Home Depot yesterday.
On the back of the package, there were some helpful directions for "installation."
1) remove old plug by pulling up on handle
2) Insert new plug into drain hole
I would have been lost without those directions; probably would have had to call a plumber.
a popular robotic massage chair featuring "Human Touch Technology." The label cautions users: "Do not use massage chair without clothing... and, Never force any body part into the backrest area while the rollers are moving. "...mmmmmmkay.
and this
"Do not use snowthrower on roof."and finally
Jeffrey Edmondson of New York, New York who found the following kitchen label: "Do not allow children to play in the dishwasher."
HAPPY FUN BALL!
-only $14.95-
Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Ball.
Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
Happy Fun Ball Contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.
Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete.
Discontinue use of Happy Fun Ball if any of the following occurs:
Itching
Vertigo
Dizziness
Tingling in extremities
Loss of balance or coordination
Slurred speech
Temporary blindness
Profuse sweating
Heart palpitations
If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head.
Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration...
Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Ball, Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company Global Chemical Unlimited, of any and all liability.
Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an unknown glowing substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
Happy Fun Ball has been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and is also being dropped by our warplanes on Iraq.
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
Happy Fun Ball comes with a lifetime guarantee.
Happy Fun Ball
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES!
But thanks!
Wacky,but necessary considering.....
Ya know, I've heard of Asian Wacky Fun Balls before....didn't know they apparently have spent nuclear waste inside them....NYUK, NYUK, NYUK
I like to stand in front of min-mart/fast food places in California and read the warning labels posted around the front door. Last time I checked, I think I found 8 from a warning about the microwave and pacemakers. Don't remember the others, but they were proof that the lawyers had gone off the deep end.
No I think it is related to Clinton's Asian Fun Balls. See posting above.
Hey , Isn't that one of the warning symptoms?
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