patronising warnings on packaging

[devonshiredumpling]

i took a herbal sleeping tablet only to read one of the side effects is may cause drowsiness am i being silly or is this the whole point of sleeping tablets? any other stupid warnings you have come across

I do actually know someone who tried to iron his shirt while wearing it.... He was young and very drunk and thick as pigshit at the time..

Birth pool: no diving. Not suitable for children under 3.

I bought a cat bed with the instructions:
Machine washable (remove cat first) had me giggling until i realised someone has most likely done it.

FAO Adora The actual facts of the McDonald's coffee case.

I ordered my pizza online, and selected "ham (pork product)" and got a phone call from them to make sure I knew that my ham would contain pork.

I went to the St. John restaurant in London a while ago, which has a good reputation for serving up unusual ingredients especially offal.

On this occasion, squirrel was on the menu and carried a warning that this product may contain nuts!

Also, when on holiday in China some years ago, there was an ashtray in the bedroom which warned against using it for smoking purposes, as it was intended for the overnight storage of jewellery...??

On a vending machine selling packets of Scotch whisky-flavoured condoms:
"Warning: do not use this product whilst driving."

I actually know someone who did try and iron his clothes whilest he was wearing them. It didnt end well the idiot.

ah xposts. Wonder if its the same person ?

"Do not iron while wearing" could well be a legitimate concern. Believe it or not, some people, when in a rush, will iron clothes they are wearing. I think I remember reading about a footballer who burnt himself doing it. My brother also once did it in his late teens. He also stuck his hand through my mum's old-fashioned mangle to dry it when he was 7 the pillock

This kind of idiocy would clearly never occur to the sensible Mumsnetter.

marco You wouldn't believe the amount of times, when I worked at Pizza Hut, that I had to clarify to non- pork eaters that, yes, the pepperoni, ham and bacon on one of our pizzas were indeed, all pork

Once upon a time there was an American climbing company that went bust because it didn't put warnings on its equipment.

It got sued. Not because the equipment itself was dangerous or faulty. Nope. But because they didn't put on the packaging that climbing could be a dangerous sport.

Something that you'd expect anyone taking up the sport to have a clue about.

So now, as a result of law suits like these, we have ridiculous labels because there are far too many idiots who refuse to take responsibility for their own stupidity and are unaware of what common sense is. And the law, certainly in America, and to a lesser extent the UK has decided to support these idiots.

Personally, I'm in favour of more entries for the Darwin Awards in these particular cases.

My cat's eyedrops said "Do not use in conjunction with contact lenses"
Good job he wore glasses!

warning do not throw this petrol in fire.

To avoid suffocation do not place this carrier bag over your head.

www.oddee.com/item_88437.aspx

I have a George Foreman grill that came with a picture instruction to not wash it in the shower. As if I was stupid enough to not realise that through the text, they had to throw in a bloody photographic no-no.

My fav is, Nuteragous bar:Contains nuts, well of course it does

Peeriebear

A proper LOL -guffaw-type eruption just happened upon reading your cat eyedrops one. Many thanks

I've taken anti-anxiety tablets with side effects of anxiety, anti-depressants with side effects of low moods, ate peanuts with a warning saying contains nuts, and used mint-chocolate body was with a warning saying this is not real chocolate do not eat.

Becks Blue: "Enjoy Becks Blue responsibly"

Love the squirrel that may contain nuts, and the birthing pool that's not suitable for children under 3.

I bought smoked salmon yesterday and there was was a warning message of "contains fish".

Vegetable (vegetarian) frozen curry ready meal: may contain bones. feckin well not

You cant "Enjoy" Becks Blue at all, it is gopping!