Thursday Thirteen - Stupid Warning Labels

Have you ever felt like some people just have NO COMMON SENSE at all?? You know idiots are out there, you just have no idea had bad they really are…

…until you read warning labels. I have read some doozies over the years that make me realize that some idiot actually tried to…say…fold their stroller before removing their child. Something so dumb, but someone had to try it and then complain that they couldn’t do it (or got hurt trying to do it), otherwise their wouldn’t be a warning label!

There is an organization in Michigan that keeps track of frivolous lawsuits and the resulting warning labels out there. They are called Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, MLAW for short. They hold an 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.

Here are some past winners:

1. A label on a baby stroller warns: “Remove child before folding
2. A brass fishing lure with a three-pronged hook on the end warns: “Harmful if swallowed
3. A popular scooter for children warns: “This product moves when used.”
4. A nine- by three-inch bag of air used as packing material cautions: “Do not use this product as a toy, pillow, or flotation device.”
5. A flushable toilet brush warns: “Do not use for personal hygiene.”
6. The label on an electric hand blender promoted for use in “blending, whipping, chopping and dicing,” warns: “Never remove food or other items from the blades while the product is operating.”
7. A digital thermometer that can be used to take a person’s temperature several different ways warns: “Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally.”
8. A household iron warns users: “Never iron clothes while they are being worn”
9. A label on a hair dryer reads, “Never use hair dryer while sleeping”
10. A warning on an electric drill made for carpenters cautions: “This product not intended for use as dental drill.”
11. The label on a bottle of drain cleaner warns: “If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product.”
12. A smoke detector warns: “Do not use the Silence Feature in emergency situations. It will not extinguish a fire.”
13. A massage chair warns: “DO NOT use massage chair without clothing… and, Never force any body part into the backrest area while the rollers are moving.”

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