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Title: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: asian1 on July 24, 2003, 10:29:27 PM
Dumb Warnings (http://www.dumbwarnings.com)

There are several dumb warnings for PC:
(remember Murphy's law)
* Do not insert fork or other metal objects into power supply fan.
* Do not put drink on top of CD ROM tray.
* Do not use the mouse as foot pedal.
* Do not spill any liquid on the keyboard / system unit.
* Do not use this product in life support system or inside
  human body.

Idea about "Dumb Warnings" for AmigaOne / Pegasos:
* This product cann't run MS Windows and MS Office
* This product does not contain any INTEL or X86 compatible CPU.

Any other ideas? :)
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: iamaboringperson on July 24, 2003, 10:33:28 PM
i thought they would of been amiga specific...  :-(
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: KennyR on July 24, 2003, 11:06:56 PM
* Do not use tippex directly on screen.
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: Wain on July 24, 2003, 11:11:13 PM
Although you may have seen pictures of one, and possibly heard it go 'Boing!' this computer is not a ball, and should not be taken to the beach, or kicked around in the backyard.

BTW, What's Tippex??

Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: GadgetMaster on July 24, 2003, 11:37:37 PM
Tippex is a brand name for correction fluid for blotting out mistakes on  paper.

Because it was the first popular brand , the name became synonymous with the product, hence all correction fluids became commonly known as tippex.

Just a bit of not-so-useful info. :-P
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: weirdami on July 24, 2003, 11:55:28 PM
Neat bit of UK language history, eh? In USA it would be White Out and everyone calls it that even if their particular bottle has "liquid paper" written on it. :-)

Too bad "PC" has become synonymous with "computer", though.

Let's compare nutty colloquialisms. How about "Q-Tip"? Is that what ya'll UKer's call "cotton balls on the end of little sticks for cleaning of ears and hard to reach gunk in computer keyboards"? Or is that in the realm of Mr. Sheen? :-)


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Because it was the first popular brand , the name became synonymous with the product, hence all correction fluids became commonly known as tippex.


Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: SyrTran on July 24, 2003, 11:59:54 PM
@GadgetMaster

Finally! Something  us Americans can be proud of -

The History of Liquid Paper (http://www.liquidpaper.com/sanford/consumer/papermate/jhtml/aboutus/lphistory.jhtml)

The History of Tipp-Ex (http://www.bicworld.com/inter_en/corporate/brand_tippex.asp)

Liquid Paper was invented first!  :-D
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: Gaidheal on July 25, 2003, 12:02:17 AM
*Do not use in place of a real PC*

 :-D
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: Lo on July 25, 2003, 12:11:31 AM
That link didn't work from here, but in the words of the locals "No good fo' ejack floppie when red light stay on" :-P
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: iamaboringperson on July 25, 2003, 12:16:06 AM
actually the generic name is 'correction fluid'


...or if you want to sound like a criminal.. 'correctional fluid' ;-)
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: amigamad on July 25, 2003, 12:16:44 AM
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Although you may have seen pictures of one, and possibly heard it go 'Boing!' this computer is not a ball, and should not be taken to the beach, or kicked around in the backyard.


unless its an a4000 tower that dont work and analogic wont repair it . :-D
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: Doobrey on July 25, 2003, 12:36:05 AM
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asian1 wrote:
Idea about "Dumb Warnings" for AmigaOne / Pegasos:
* This product cann't run MS Windows and MS Office
* This product does not contain any INTEL or X86 compatible CPU.


 Dumb warnings???
 Sounds more like the major selling points to me  :-D
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: BouncingAyatollah on July 25, 2003, 12:47:38 AM
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Let's compare nutty colloquialisms. How about "Q-Tip"? Is that what ya'll UKer's call "cotton balls on the end of little sticks for cleaning of ears and hard to reach gunk in computer keyboards"? Or is that in the realm of Mr. Sheen?


Those would be "cotton buds" those would.
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: Mike_Amiga on July 25, 2003, 12:49:48 AM
WARNING: May have adverse effects on head if used improperly! (http://amiga.org/gallery/photo.php?lid=973) :-P
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: Iggy_Drougge on July 26, 2003, 02:17:53 PM
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asian1 wrote:

* This product does not contain any INTEL or X86 compatible CPU.


I actually like Intel's "Intel inside" sticker. I regard it as a service from Intel, so as to warn the consumer.
When I'm shopping around, I often look at HP or DEC or SGI hardware, and since many workstation and server series from these manufacturers come both in x86 and RISC flavours, I first look for the "Intel inside" mark, so I can tell if I should avoid it. =)
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: waveguide on July 26, 2003, 10:30:43 PM
Oh, Good Grief, DON'T MENTION MR SHEEN AGAIN!

You know what happened last time!

So PLEASE don't refer to MR SHEEN again!

There ought to be a MR SHEEN group! Maybe there is! I'm sure somebody is gonna tell us about it!

So remember, MR SHEEN is No, No.
Everybody promise! Forget about him! Bury him!

Thank you,

JaX

Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: Trooper on July 27, 2003, 12:02:41 AM
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waveguide wrote:
Oh, Good Grief, DON'T MENTION MR SHEEN AGAIN!

You know what happened last time!

So PLEASE don't refer to MR SHEEN again!

There ought to be a MR SHEEN group! Maybe there is! I'm sure somebody is gonna tell us about it!

So remember, MR SHEEN is No, No.
Everybody promise! Forget about him! Bury him!

Thank you,

JaX



Not bad for someone who doesn`t want mr sheens name mensioned.

4 times, Four times you mensioned his name. :-o  :-)

Trooper
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: waveguide on July 27, 2003, 12:08:51 AM
It's a joke. Don't ya see it? It's a joke!

Cheers,

JaX
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: Gaidheal on July 27, 2003, 01:20:02 AM
Mmmm Mr Sheen....  :crazy:
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: xeYe on July 27, 2003, 01:54:22 AM
with Mac-on-Linux obviously running on the A1 I wouldn't be too surprised about a screenshot running MoL with Mac OS X and OS X MS Office sometime...

Rather useless until something like MoL is available for Amiga OS of course ;)

my dumb warning: Internet Explorer is not an integral part of this system, it's not any part of this system so there is no Internet Explorer shortcut icon on what you call "Desktop".  With "Desktop" you do refer to Workbench, don't you?
Title: Re: Dumb Warnings for Amiga hardware
Post by: Karlos on July 27, 2003, 02:08:36 AM
Warning: Suitable fire retardant clothing must be worn prior to discussing this hardware in relation to similar products.

:-D