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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
When there are more pages of cautions and warnings than actual instructions in an instruction manual, there's something wrong with the world.
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I agree... Of course the humor in most of those "warnings" make it all the more worthwhile to READ the instructions!
When I buy something, i save the manual to read as a comic book before bedtime...
On the 2-D cell flashlight I bought from harbor Freight:
"Do not use this tool under the influence of alcohol - injury or death can result..." --Maybe if i try to eat it...
On the same tool... "Do not force this tool to do the job of a much larger tool." --I guess I should install a ceiling light in the garage before I set the garage on fire with that flashlight...
Curling iron my ex-ladyfriend bought...
"Do not insert this appliance into any bodily orifice..."
--You know someone had to have tried that for that warning to be there! My view of foreplay is a bit different...
On the door of my dishwasher:
"Do not step on or stand on."
--My mom should have had a label on hers - she tried it once... And busted her butt...
Manual of the new garbage disposal:
"Do not insert any body parts into disposer while unit is running".
--You mean it doesn't know the difference between my hand and a potato??
Manual of a TV tray:
"Do not use this tray to support a TV set or any weight over 5 pounds"
But then what is a TV tray for?? BTW, I tried this 20 years ago. It supported 70lbs, but just not for long...
Personally I think car headlights with 2 prongs should be labeled:
"Do not plug into 120V household outlet - serious explosion will result."
Of course when I was 6 years old, I would not have read it anyway.
Heck, this could be a thread on its own...