Funny warning labels!

[madmusician]

What's your favorite?

My favorite is the Swedish Chain Saw, notorious within my group of friends. On a Swedish chain saw the warning label stated, "Warning: Do not attempt to stop movement of blade with hands or [er...body parts of a certain area]"

[Cyndi]

For a hair dryer: "Do Not Use While Sleeping"

Or, "Do not turn upside down" written ON THE BOTTOM of something. DUH!

[pryncsskittyn]

My curling iron says:
"Do not operate while bathing or showering"
I've always loved it and refuse to remove the warning tag, in case I ever forget.

[Sleepingmediocre]

I've already posted this in the "Pill Bottle Warning" thread, but once I saw a scented jar candle with a warning label that told people that when the candle was lit, they should enjoy the scent from a safe distance and not stick their noses into the jar to smell it.

[White Dragon]

I assembled a bunk bed today.

Most of the translations were okay, but a couple had me scratching my head:

"Place the slats onto side rails, tighten up with wood screws by using screwdriver (Do Not Provided).

"Note: Always fix slats adjacent to headboards first and work towards the middled of the bed fixing the remaining slats".

Or, my personal favorite:

"Place the upper bunk used wood dowel, aligh the holes and attach onto lower bunk bed, tighten up with wood screws by using screwdriver (Do Not Provided). Attach ladder step into predrilled holes in ladder upright long and short tighten up with JCBC/W screws by using Allen key.
(holy run on sentence Batman!)

St Monica - who is pretty sure the bunk bed isn't going to dump her kids onto the floor....

[Twik]

There's a company that makes plastic wading pools. After losing a lawsuit, they now print on the bottom:

"Not to be used for diving purposes."

[Sleepingmediocre]

A little OT--this isn't about a warning label exactly, but about the absence of one:

Our local paper ran a story once about a bunch of good old boys who were camping out in an open field, which had a high-voltage power line running high overhead.  Their tents were made of canvas with interlocking metal poles that formed the frames.  After a long night of drinking, they started wondering:  If they locked ALL of their poles together into one really long pole, would it be long enough to touch the power line?  Turns out it was, and the guy on the other end of the really long pole got a nasty shock (I don't remember whether he survived or not.)  Later on, the campers tried to sue the company that manufactured the tents because the tents DID NOT carry warning labels telling people not to lock all the poles together and touch power lines with them! 

[Xanthia, Maker of fine Tin-foil hats since 2007]

My curling iron says:
"Do not operate while bathing or showering"
I've always loved it and refuse to remove the warning tag, in case I ever forget.

Sigh, well, there are also ones on curling irons saying not to use them in the shower, or while sleeping, and the one I do not even want to think about is the "For external use only" label on a curling iron...I HOPE it is an urban legend on why that one had to be added....

[Alida]

Not a warning label and one I caught before it went out to the public:

MANY years ago, I worked for an electronics import/export company.  One of my jobs was to review the translations into English from Chinese. 

Directions for battery replacement:

"Turn over. Insert in rear."

The images THAT conjured up had to be stopped

[blue_bunny_paz]

My wardrobe warned me not to hold it up with my head.

And I get the Guiness random promotional collectables. One was a "paddling pool" just the right size to put a can of Guiness in. Aparently it wasn't a life saving device.

[madmusician]

I remember reading about baby food and some 3rd world country...I don't remember which one. Apparently, a relief group sent over a bunch of baby food jars...you know, like the gerber kind, with the cute little baby on front? But apparently in this country, since not many people can read, they put pictures on the labels of what's inside. The whole country was shocked that the relief group would send them pureed  baby.

[LeoGirlChelsea]

I once saw 'This product contains nuts' label on...a packet of peanuts! 

[Ferrets]

I've already posted this in the "Pill Bottle Warning" thread, but once I saw a scented jar candle with a warning label that told people that when the candle was lit, they should enjoy the scent from a safe distance and not stick their noses into the jar to smell it.

Erm...that's actually a necessary reminder.

Because I will do that and singe my nose if not warned that it isn't a good idea... 

[Cyndi]

To WolfieSara: Ooh, B5 fan! Kosh needs a warning label that says "Vorlons only speak in riddles!"


I once saw a package of suppositories that had a label "Not to be taken orally". YA THINK?!

[MadMadge43]

For a hair dryer: "Do Not Use While Sleeping"

Sorry Cyndi, but there's an absolute reason this is put on hair dryers.

When I was really poor and in college I didn't have heat in my condo, since I lived in AZ it usually wasn't a huge issue unless we'd get some major cold snaps and it can get cold.

My friend who was staying at my house plugged in the hair dryer and put it under her blankets and went to bed. She could have burned my place house down! And I am sure there are actual circumstances where people have in fact burned their house down using this heating method.

There is ALWAYS a reason for idiotic labeling, just takes a while to figure it out. .