From Seattle writer and consultant Matt Rosenberg...

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Never Try To Catch A Falling Knife, And Other Wacky Warning Labels

January 09, 2006

Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (MLAW) has announced its ninth annual "Wacky Warning Labels" contest winners. Last year, manufacturers felt compelled to warn the public that:

a 1,000-degree heat gun and paint remover shouldn't be used on your wet hair;

a cocktail napkin showing offshore channels in South Carolina shouldn't be used for navigation;

falling knives are not to be caught;

an outdoor pest attractant including bobcat urine was not for human consumption;

and....ovenware gets hot when used in an oven.

But with college grads' literacy skills weak, I think words aren't enough. Picture-warning disclaimers may be required, too.

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Posted by Matt Rosenberg at January 9, 2006 10:22 AM

Comments:

Laughing.

Posted by: MBMc at January 9, 2006 03:50 PM

I actually have one of those paint-stripper guns, and it does vaguely resemble a blow dryer - to the extent that anything with a pistol grip, presumably including, well, _pistols_, resembles a blow dryer.

Posted by: CGHill at January 9, 2006 07:02 PM
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