Thread: Hots dogs will kill you.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Not to minimize the tragedy of anyone who has personal experience with such a thing as someone choking to death from a hot dog or whatever but on the 'caution' thing in general ..... it really irritated me when they started stamping the warnings on firearms. Ruger in particular.

That was truly a sad day. Almost goes along the lines of the warning on the chainsaws, "Do not stop with hands or genitals."

I had forgotten that one, Ghoston... God I loved that sticker.

Shaved, it really is a great one. I got to wonder what happened to the person who did it to warrant the sticker.

Originally Posted by ghostonthehorizon

Shaved, it really is a great one. I got to wonder what happened to the person who did it to warrant the sticker.

Well, the Life Guard, Charlie Darwin, pulled his ass out of the Gene Pool, and sent him to the Nature's Selection kiddie inflatable.

I love puns.

OH! You know what I want to see a choking warning on?

Condoms.

Oh, I'd laugh so hard.

Originally Posted by ShavedZombie

OH! You know what I want to see a choking warning on?

Condoms.

Oh, I'd laugh so hard.

So hard ah ha ha ha... epic, mate. I owe you a drink.

Originally Posted by ghostonthehorizon

So hard ah ha ha ha... epic, mate. I owe you a drink.

I'll get back to you when I'm old enough to drink

Damn American drinking age.

Cheers,
Jeremy

Such seemingly ludicrous warnings are not posted for the benefit of users of products, but to protect manufacturers from lawsuits.

The USA has become a VERY litigious (lawsuit driven) society. People will sue individuals as well as corporations at the drop of a hat.

"And what exactly happened, Mr. Smith?"
"Well, I was using the chainsaw, and I couldn't get it to stop"
"Well, there's a manual override on the -"
"No, it's stopped now."
"Oh, good, you found the switch"
"Not quite..."
"Then how'd you stop it?"
"I wedged it into my crotch... I think that my urethra and vas deferens managed to tangle up the motor until it turned itself off."
"...That's stupid. Why did you do that?"
"They didn't tell me I shouldn't!"

And that court case might actually fly... They didn't tell me I shouldn't.

I get a kick out of some warnings. They're there to protect against lawsuits, as mentioned, and let's face it... some people simply aren't the brightest crayons in the knife drawer.

Not exactly a "safety hazard" type warning, but I've also seen:

On a peanut bar, "WARNING: Contains peanuts".

On a frozen dessert, on the BOTTOM of the container, "Do not turn upside down".