Heat Gun ‘Not Hair Dryer’ Label Wins Wacky Warning Contest

January 6, 2006

  • January 9, 2006 at 2:47 am
    Chainsaw says:
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    Warning Viewing This Page Too Closely May Cause Uneccesary Stupidity!

  • January 9, 2006 at 4:27 am
    Russ Vollmer says:
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    Freedom in the US has evolved to be free to make stupid decisions, then sue someone if you get hurt as the result. I think it goes along with the current body of \”intelligence\” that holds if you are injured, someone must pay you. I guess there\’s no more contributory negligence anymore, is there? (Thanks to lawyers who advertise their \”wares\” on TV for a lot of this.) Therefore, stupid notices on everything.

    Speaking of notices, has anyone ever tried to read the disclaimers on TV commercials for leasing cars? They flash them for a millionth of a second, so as to conform with current laws, I assume, but if no one can read them what is being accomplished?

    There\’s a lot of silliness in our world.

  • January 9, 2006 at 5:04 am
    Claimsace says:
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    I own a butane gas curling iron, so they do exist. And there is a lawyer out there somewhere that will take any kind of stupid case that can be imagined where the alleged \”victim\” refuses to take responsibility for their own stupidity (makes me embarrassed to admit that I graduated from law school!). I now own a claims adjusting business and a brokerage business, and between those businesses and the prior period when I worked for law firms, I have seen some very weird claims come in the door … never underestimate the unbelieveable stupidity (and gall) of our fellow Americans!

  • January 10, 2006 at 9:18 am
    FL girl says:
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    Why do we always bash ourselves? If someone thinks Americans are stupid, you must not have ever been out of the country. There are stupid people all over the world!

  • January 10, 2006 at 11:23 am
    Big Mike in CALI says:
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    A butane gas curling iron? Hm…sounds like a cigarette lighter!

  • January 10, 2006 at 12:12 pm
    Basher says:
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    Fl girl- we are about the only country to sue over this assine stuff, and as far as foreign stupid people, I agree however since I have only experienced the US version it\’s would be fair to bash anyone else….(and to be honest I don\’t recall the idiot warnings being listed in any other language other than English)

  • January 10, 2006 at 12:12 pm
    Basher says:
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    Fl girl- we are about the only country to sue over this assine stuff, and as far as foreign stupid people, I agree, however since I have only experienced the US version it\’s wouldn\’t be fair to bash anyone else….(and to be honest I don\’t recall the idiot warnings being listed in any other language other than English)

  • January 10, 2006 at 1:13 am
    claimsace says:
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    Mike – …and you refill the curling iron the same way as you would refill a cigarette lighter! FL girl – Basher is correct – I have never seen those types of warnings in London like you see them here in the USA. Although people may not be any smarter, at least they are more likely to take responsibility for their actions over there. I am still trying to figure out why any person would put a hot cup of coffee between their legs while driving and then be surprised that it burns them when they spill it on themselves (that case was actually in the office of my former employer – we told Mickey D to settle, but to no avail). I also don\’t understand why a jury would have awarded Stella so much money for such a stupid act.

    One of my favorites occurred at the college where a student, trying to moon fellow classmates, pulled down his pants and pressed his butt cheeks against a second floor window – too hard, I might add, resulting in him falling out the window to the pavement below. The school supposedly had to put warning labels on all of the school\’s windows advising the school populace not to do this in the future. Pretty sad…



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