OT: Pointless 'safety' warnings

[geoff]

In message , Andrew Gabriel writes

I bought a toaster in Indonesia which had the warning that it can get hot

[Simon Finnigan]

I love the idea that a bag of nuts "may" contain nuts. Why did nobody, at some point during the design process, think to change it to say "Caution, contains nuts"?

[The Medway Handyman]

The book for my table saw warns against using it whilst up a ladder.

Good job I read it.

[Huge]

This usually occurs because some window-licker used it for that purpose and then sued. In Merka, of course.

[dennis]

Taking enough det cord and copper tube to remove the window to get to it?

[tim.....]

We have one at work that says that,

I don't think they went to Indonesia for it :-(

tim

[John]

Also roofing bolt nuts are square, why?

Cheers

John

[John Rumm]

I bought some rat poison that claimed to contain "No toxic chemicals". Prolly explains why it did not work on the rat!

[John Rumm]

and what "has a hazelnut in every bite"?

[John Rumm]

Well with peanuts it is a fair call, since they are not themselves nuts so the only risk is that the packing machine etc may have introduced nut traces.

[Andy Hall]

But the average Lidl shopper doesn't understand that subtlety. Come to think of it, the average Waitrose one probably doesn't either.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Hazel nuts?

[Andy Hall]

That's off Topic.

The correct answer is squirrel shit.

A couple of years ago, I made a customer visit to a well known pharmaceutical company in Basel. The host brought in a fairly large box of Swiss chocolates for munching by the attendees and remarked that it was always popular when they had British visitors because we had to put up with "that Cadbury's shit".

[Mike.....]

Following up to The Medway Handyman

LOL, my new fly screen came with a "user manual", I was looking forward to instructions on how to put your arm through and push the curtain to oneside without getting in a mess, but it was just washing instructions.

[Mike.....]

Following up to Andy Hall

why do we buy it?

[Mike.....]

Following up to Andy Hall

do you get nuts in champagne?

[Andy Hall]

I don't know. Personally I don't.

[Rod]

Green & Blacks is quite good.

[Rod]

But when the bag was manufactured, it didn't contain nuts (nor peanuts). Nor after the package has been emptied. But it sort of might do in terms of allergic reaction induction. But I think this is too philosophical for packaging label designers. And the bags probably come into existence as they are formed round the nuts/peanuts so there never are any unfilled bags - only emptied ones. :-)

[nightjar]

It is a matter of taste and I prefer Cadbury's to continental chocolate.

Colin Bignell