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Title: Danger: Avoid Death
Post by: blobrana on December 13, 2007, 08:39:36 PM

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.

Read more (http://www.wackywarnings.com/)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2013/2108709925_fa4fc06406_m.jpg)

Title: Re: Danger: Avoid Death
Post by: Wilse on December 13, 2007, 09:50:21 PM

Sage advice.

Title: Re: Danger: Avoid Death
Post by: Wain on December 15, 2007, 07:53:46 AM

These ppl must be from the southern part of Michigan, thinking that a warning to avoid using a snowblower on your roof is unnecessary.

Seriously, if you're up near the bridge in winter, seeing a snowblower stuck on somebody's roof isn't all that uncommon of an occurrence.

Title: Re: Danger: Avoid Death
Post by: motorollin on December 15, 2007, 10:16:41 AM

I've already started a thread about stupid warnings, but what the hell, lets have them again :-)

On the label of a milk bottle: "Allergy advice: contains milk"
On the label of a packet of pasta sauce: "Warning: pot may become hot through heating" - I think this one is particularly funny as they won't even commit to it - the pot *may* become hot, but they're not saying it definitely will :lol:
At the bottom of a flight of stairs: "Beware of steps"
And finally, on a packet of butter: "Warning: contains milk". I should fking think so - it's made of milk!

These are all real-life examples I have seen recently.

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One more, not really a stupid warning in this case, but I really liked it. I saw a sign in a car park once with a picture of a person running through a door, and text saying "No escape". I really wanted to steal that sign as it seemed to carry some profound meaning :lol:
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moto

Title: Re: Danger: Avoid Death
Post by: Wain on January 23, 2008, 06:52:59 PM

my favorite was always at least mildly influenced by translation issues as the original instructions weren't in English...


"Do not attempt to stop chainsaw blade with hands or genitals"

Title: Re: Danger: Avoid Death
Post by: Trev on January 24, 2008, 08:08:07 AM

I like it when perfectly reasonable signs appear under ironic circumstances, e.g. a low-flying aircraft sign leaning at a 45 degree angle.

Or when things are just plain silly, e.g. the biohazard reveal in the Red Dwarf episode "Quarantine."

There are also these little signs at the train stations at Disneyland that appear to prohibit dancing on the train. I presume they want people to remain seated, but still....