General Chat

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Notice on a packet of peanuts - Warning: May Contain Nuts Notice in a Sainsbury's supermarket - Houseplants are for ornamental use only and not for consumption Advice on a Golden Graham's cereal packet - For best results eat with your mouth closed Advert for a Rowenta iron - Do not iron on body Warning on Marks and Spencer Pudding - Caution! Product will be hot after heating Help on US airline packet of nuts - Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts Warning on a Swedish Chainsaw - Do not attempt to stop chain by hand Advice on Nytol (sleep-aid) - Warning, may cause drowsiness McDonald's coffee cups in US warn - Contents may be hot Warning on a CHILDREN's cough medicine - May cause drowsiness. Do not drive car or operate heavy machinery Notice on Chinese Xmas lights - for indoor and outdoor use only Printed on the Bottom of Tesco's tiramisu dessert - Do not turn upside down Instructions on a Japanese clock - To replace a battery, remove old one and insert new one Caution on a Korean Kitchen Knife - Warning: keep out of children Baffling instruction on a Japanese food processor - Not to be used for the other use Recommendation on Sunmaid raisins - Why not try tossing over your favourite cereal? Advice by Nokia mobile phones - Use only in normal position (to ear) Caution on Sevylor PVC Waterbed - This item is not to be eaten Note on the Acme ultrasonic dog whistle - This product will be ineffective if your dog is deaf

Here are some more: On a Sears hairdryer -- DO NOT use while sleeping. On a bag of Fritos -- You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (the shoplifter special)? On a bar of Dial soap -- "Directions: Use like regular soap." (and that would be how???....) On some Swanson frozen dinners -- "Serving suggestion: Defrost." On a child's Superman costume -- "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly." Maggie _________________________________________________________________

I think the prevalence of pointing out the bl**dy obvious is another symptom of the blame culture - ie if manufacturors don't tell you and you burn yourself/poison yourself/ etc through your own stupidity, they can be sued. Mind you I am totally boggled by the Playstation games sold in shops - a lot of them say 3+. I can't imagine plonking a 3-year-old in front of a PS console, but it seems most of the children who come to our primary school nowadays have them. One of them, who was still 4 when he came to our reception class said to me "I can't concentrate - I can only go on the playstation!" nell

Re the iron warning. I have known several teenage girls experience burns from ironing their hair!!

XXX Mineral Water Filtered through volcanic rocks for thousands of years. Best Before May 2005.

Shall never be able to eat raisins again without thinking of this! lol What about signs? - the one that says 'This door to remain locked shut' - could you lock it open? Magsx

On the back of a GCSE revision book near the price label. Do not tumble dry!!

Remove spectacles before applying. spray the solution once on both side of the lens and wipe immediately with a dry cloth. makes me smile each day ANN

Light Blue touch paper , and retire immediately.......why? I wasnt tired, and was still young.......Bob

Council Official Notice outside public toilets at Elie Harbour, Fife---------------'No dumping!'

Bill Bryson on 'grumpy old men' last night said he spotted on a bleach bottle ' not to be used as a beverage'. 'pity' said Bill, 'that puts an end to my nightcap of a rum & Domestos'!!!