Did you know.. on the front of a bag of popcorn...

[BlondieK143]

it actually says "Remove plastic wrap". Wouldn't you like to know the idiot that attempted to pop the popcorn with the wrap on?? Here's your sign.

edited because my spelling sucks.

[sam sarrha]

1. I have seen it done..

[BlondieK143]

2. Really??

Did it blow up?

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. I'm amazed at ALL the protection that the fucking utterly stupid need

Like all the microwavable foods now have big caution signs on them: WARNING! AFTER COOKING, CONTENTS WILL BE HOT!

If someone's so fucking dumb they don't know that, they deserve to have their fingers burned off.

I hate the dumbing down of this country.

I think the fucking stupid should left to their own devices and let them kill themselves off, like they used to.

Take off the warnings on the hair dryers that say "do not use in tub". Fuck that - everyone should just KNOW not to use it in a tub, and if you don't know, then you're the type that needs to use it in the tub.

Take off the warnings on the coffee cups from McDonald's and elsewhere that say "HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT". Fuck it, it's coffee. If you don't know that coffee is hot, then you've never had it, so why are you ordering it? (And I am not looking to get distracted on the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit thing - that's been hashed out here enough - but SINCE that lawsuit, coffee cups say "HOT HOT HOT HOT")

Lawnmowers - take off the fucking warnings that say "don't stick hands under mower". If you're so fucking dumb you don't know it's dangerous, then maybe losing a hand is exactly the kind of lesson you need at this point in your life. And then put your dick under it, and save us all your genes.

I could go on forever.

[BlondieK143]

4. Oh please do!

:D That's amusing the hell out of me! The best line was about the dick and the lawnmower. hehehe

[parasim]

9. Those warnings are there...

...particularly because of lawsuits like the one you mentioned.

Maybe these companies should just put "Don't be an idiot" on everything they sell.

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. I think the GOVERNMENT should just say "don't be an idiot"

and say that, if someone injures themselves doing something obviously stupid, then it's too fucking bad for them. Let the government say that, yes, we the government will ensure that products work as advertised, and that they are safe for the use they are made for, but we will not require companies to put every fucking possible warning on them to warn people about the obvious.

[LynzM]

18. Rabrrrrrr, you should move to Germany, dude

They're all about "if you're that dumb, it's your own damn fault."

[Rabrrrrrr]

25. Well, I am mostly German

Perhaps it's an hereditary opinion.

:-)

[name not needed]

41. I'm also German

Maybe that's why I agree with you :)

[parasim]

29. I totally agree...

... unfortunately, that's not the way it works in this country. No, in this profit-driven society, this every-man-for-himself society, this let's-let-them-sell-penis-enhancing-drugs-before-we-find-out-they-cause-blindness society, this oops-I-tripped-on-my-own-shoelaces-but hey-I'm-in-front-of-this-bar-so-I-can-sue-them-for-the-cracks-in-the-sidewalk society, it ain't gonna happen anytime soon.

[Left Is Write]

11. Hey, Rabrrrrrr?

Don't forget to remove the foil from the Pop Tart.

;)

[Rabrrrrrr]

24. It's okay, I microwaved it!

[fleabert]

12. if the coffee thing has been hashed out, then why would you still think

it was a frivolous lawsuit, as it seems you do?

I'm not trying to be bitchy or anything, but this case is a pet peeve of mine. That woman was right to sue, and mcdonalds was negligent, period. People expect coffee to be hot, but not poured directly from a volcano, and people expect the lid to actually fit the cup they are given, not that the company would purposely give them one that was too big, esp. covering lava hot coffee.

okay, I'm a bitch for bringing it up when you specifically said you didn't want to discuss it, sorry. I can't help myself.

btw: my favorite warnings are on roller coasters, good lord, people need to be told that they go fast and turn sharply? and you shouldn't ride if you have back problems or are pregnant? Do people grow up in caves or simply not look at what they are in line to ride?

Soon hammers are going to come with warnings: "Do not hit self or others, may cause bruises, cuts, broken bones, internal bleeding, or even death."

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. I said NOTHING about whether I think it frivolous or not

which is specifically why I put in the caveat that I'm not bringing it up to hash over the lawsuit - I merely wanted to point out that coffee cups in many places now carry warnings that the coffee is hot, as a result of that lawsuit.

And, in fact, I'm saying nothing now whether I think it was frivolous, because for the discussion at hand, it's an utterly irrelevant issue, which is PRECISELY why I didn't talk about the lawsuit at all, other than to warn people that I brought up the coffee cup issue only to bring it up, not to hash over the lawsuit (because, sadly, I knew that even DUers would need a warning/caution when I brought up the coffee cup thing). It was a pre-emptive "shh".

And I agree with you about the roller coaster. It's like "Well, fuckin' duh - THAT'S WHY PEOPLE RIDE THEM YOU MORONS! Because they go fast, make sharp turns, and are bumpy."

Sheesh.

Pretty soon, the national forest camp areas will have 10x20 foot signs saying "CAUTION! CAMPFIRES ARE HOT! DO NOT STICK HANDS OR CHILDREN IN FIRE!!"

Or stoves that come with the warning "caution: burner hot"

WEll, no fuckin' shit.

[Zuni]

28. or Drano will have warnming---not to be used as eyedrops

[fleabert]

30. you are right.

which is why I preemptively called myself a bitch for saying what I said. and there was a little sorry there too. That case is just a pet peeve of mine, sorry again that I even brought it up! It's like the little devil on my shoulder got hold of my fingers and typed it with me screaming 'no!no! now is not the time!'

we are totally on the same page man. I jumped the gun, and the shark.

[DS1]

13. Keep hands out of garbage disposer

Garbage disposer for food only.

Do not pour gasoline in garbage disposer.

Do not clean garbage disposer while operating.

Garbage Disposer not recommended for kittens.

[JimmyJazz]

16. I got my ass flamed in GD one day for expressing these

same opinions. Where were you when I needed you?

Oh and you forgot the about the nimrod who's stupid enough to use an inflatable beach ball as a life saving device.

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. Caution: Anvil is heavy. Not to be used as flotation device or babysitter.

You got your ass flamed, eh?

Was it because they felt you were supporting what they called the "poor, oversued, totally benevolent corporations"?

I would be willing to bet, right now, ten bucks that that was the problem.

Someone, or some group, of idiots felt that by you saying "don't be stupid" you meant "corporations should be free from lawsuits".

Next time you need help, give me a call! If I'm here, I'll come a-running to help you out!

[Zuni]

26. Rabrrrrr, your grumpiness actually makles this board seem happier

and JJ---just stay out of GD, period. They are :crazy: :silly: in there.

[Rabrrrrrr]

34. Thanks! It's a happy kind of grumpy!

at least, I like to think so.

:-)

[ashling]

33. Nobody, well hardly anybody,

ever put a warning label on anything to protect the consumer or user of the product.
they put the labels on there to protect themselves from liability.

As in WARNING: Do not put severed fingertips in the chili
:evilgrin:

[In_The_Wind]

5. I never looked at it that way.

I mean come on :think: ...:woohoo: explosion in the micro :hide:

[BlondieK143]

6. Yeah, I mean.

I always put plastic in the microwave. :eyes:

[In_The_Wind]

8. I've heard reports advising against using some plastics in microwaves

... like plastic the wrap you cover dishes with when storing food in the refrigerator.

[DulceDecorum]

7. Dharma Trading Company: warning statement

Now, to conform to federal and state laws our labels make everything sound like a deadly poison, even simple things like sawdust and seaweed. The law says you have to warn everyone about everything, regardless of how obvious, stupid or remote the possibility. So our labels now have warnings equal to "Do not to pack your ears full of Soda Ash while walking on railroad tracks as it will interfere with your hearing and you might get hit by a train". Or maybe, "Do not drink this disgusting yellow liquid chemical". I mean, are there people out there that are going to do these things and if so, can they read? Anyway, we are now labeled to the "max". Please don't hold it against us. You may find the same product from another supplier without any warning label at all. Same product, different label.

[Deja Q]

10. The idiot sued and won millions from the poor defenseless Act II company,

owned by Con-Agra Foods...

[LynzM]

17. Oh yeah, I'm with you

I love the instructions on things, too. A handi-wipe you get with a meal, with directions. Pardon me, but open it and wipe your fucking hands with it. DON'T eat it. :eyes:

[JimmyJazz]

19. Oh shit!

Those aren't dessert? :crazy:

[LynzM]

21. Yeah, right?

I mean, they smell like lemons ;)

I like your new sig, dude!

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. And the peanut package that says "Warning: Contains peanuts"

Well, no shit, sherlock.

[Zuni]

27. or lighter fluid with a label that says "Contents:Flammable"

:wtf: is there a person stupid enough to not understand Lighter Fluid is flammable? If they don't they probably don't know what flammable means anyhow.

[NoPasaran]

38. D'oh!

All these years I thought it was to distinguish it from Heavier Fluid!

[LynzM]

36. LOL

Yeah, that too! Warning: May Contain Nuts

You think? :crazy:

[steely]

20. I witnessed an army dude try to cook a can of beans in a fire.

with the can still sealed. we didn't realize it until there were beans everywhere - and BTW, he was a cadet.

[GirlinContempt]

31. My dad got some bacon bits that

instructed him to remove them from their packaging before eating
:rofl:

[Rabrrrrrr]

35. I've seen that on peanut and pretzel packages, too

Instructions: open packet, eat product.


Really? Son of a bitch! I always wondered by peanuts and pretzels tasted like aluminum foil and plastic bags.

[evlbstrd]

32. Why, when I was growing up,

we were steeped in raw sewage. What's gonna kill me now?
Just watch out for whirling blades of death. And hot coffee.

[MsAnthropy]

37. My ex once baked a frozen pizza upside down

because he had turned the box over to read the directions. There is no lowest common denominator because there's always somebody worse.

[Midlodemocrat]

39. I love the cardboard sun shades that you place on your car's dashboard.

...some actually say, "Do not drive with sun shade in place". How stupid would you have to be to drive with a cardboard sunshade blocking your entire front window's view?

[Rabrrrrrr]

40. But the manufacturer knows that some asshole is gonna do it,

and then sue after they crash, so they have to pre-emptively put the warning on the damn thing.

[Nikia]

42. I don't have a problem with the warnings

I know some of them seem rather obvious, but training people, including college work study students has taught me is that not everything is obvious to everyone. There is a time when we all learned the obvious stuff. We weren't born with it. Some people were raised by negligent parents or with different upbringings than the majority of us. Not all people using products like mocrowaved popcorn are adults either. The idiot could have been an 8 year old home alone after school who had never seen microwaved popcorn made before.
In full disclosure, I am the idiot work study student who did not know how to use a regular (non sponge type) mop properly. I also tried to reheat something in the oven in tupperware when I was 9.

[kwassa]

43. What is the one on Q-Tips about not inserting them in your ears?

I use them to scratch my elbows.