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Words of warning

nospecialfx — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:30:26 -0800

Words of warning: Watch out for squirrels. Keep your kids with you, but don't put them here. And finally, some advice for golfers. (links go to pictures) If you like those, there are more at Funnysign.com and Swanksigns.org (dedicated to the art of mocking public works).

The Wii is not a clover vase.

hydrophonic — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:59:33 -0800

If you've seen the Japanese safety manual for the Wii, you might have thought it was a bit excessive. But it really isn't, if you consider how many safety warnings they left out. Via core77.

stickin' it to ya

sharpener — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:12:13 -0800

Beware the death screw. Watch for flying debris. Is it a dream? No, it's the stick figure warning sign gallery.

Half of New Yorkers Believe US Leaders Had Foreknowledge of Impending 9-11 Attacks

jackspace — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 02:27:01 -0800

Half of New Yorkers Believe US Leaders Had Foreknowledge of Impending 9-11 Attacks and “Consciously Failed” To Act; 66% Call For New Probe of Unanswered Questions by Congress or New York’s Attorney General, New Zogby International Poll Reveals On the eve of a Republican National Convention invoking 9/11 symbols, sound bytes and imagery, half (49.3%) of New York City residents and 41% of New York citizens overall say that some of our leaders "knew in advance that attacks were planned on or around September 11, 2001, and that they consciously failed to act," according to the poll conducted by Zogby International. The poll of New York residents was conducted from Tuesday August 24 through Thursday August 26, 2004. Overall results have a margin of sampling error of +/-3.5. This is probably bad news for Rudy Giuliani.

The piracy police are out to annoy you...

Katemonkey — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:40:21 -0800

Fed up with anti-piracy warnings in your local cinema? Why not take a picture?

Shake It Like a Paranoid Picture

wendell — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:50:39 -0800

Polaroid warns: Don't shake the pictures! (from ~~Faux~~Fox News, among other sources). Giving me an excuse to link to these classic collections of warnings and disclaimers (Don't forget Happy Fun Ball!), not to mention this collection of intentionally altered Celebrity Polaroids.

feelinglistless — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:23:35 -0800

"Blockbuster requests that you rewind your DVD." Why? What are you going to do? Fine me? [from Dumb Warnings, via Sore Eyes]

Postroad — Sun, 09 Jun 2002 04:00:58 -0800

MI6 warned US of Al-Qaeda attacks MI6 warned the American intelligence services about a plot to hijack aircraft and crash them into buildings two years before the September 11 attacks.... I do not subsribe but this is summary of article and may prove very "annoying" to the agencies and people involved. The Sunday Times is too reputable to be readily dismissed as off the wall.

nathanstack — Fri, 07 Jun 2002 19:38:15 -0800

Increasingly, teens have begun to view oral sex as a way to avoid HIV, despite public health experts' warnings to the contrary. Turns out, the kids may be right.

Why — Sat, 13 Apr 2002 11:21:06 -0800

Stick figure warning guy. Catch him giving an oscar worthy performance in this brilliant "truck tailgate with boxes falling" sequence. Plus a bonus: read the stick figure's comments on each shoot! I always wanted to meet the megastar who protects corporate America from law suits.

machaus — Sat, 06 Apr 2002 15:33:53 -0800

Remote controlled rock 'em sock 'em Transformers from Japan. Check out the quicktime movies, and read the safety disclaimer:

Please be aware that DF01 will make sudden abrupt movements that may frighten children and pets. It also has capabilities to shoot ammunition such as rubber pellets and therefore should be aimed in a responsible manner. Finally, numerous parts of the DF01 can and will fly off during combat.

Do not taunt happy-fun ball. Link via core77.

specialk420 — Wed, 27 Mar 2002 09:55:28 -0800

"a huge victory for breathers" of course industry "experts" beg to differ: "EPA tends to overstate health concerns," said Dan Riedinger, a spokesman for the Edison Electric Institute.

swift — Wed, 21 Nov 2001 17:49:02 -0800

Blockbuster now puts terrorism warning stickers on videos. Where's Cyndi Lauper when you need her? Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving.

th3ph17 — Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:57:16 -0800

Warning labels, the volume knobs on small infants, Death By Vending Machine. It's an ever-shifting line in the sand of human stupidity, a vague cultural boundary defining how much we expect our products and corporations to protect us from ourselves and how much we're willing to be answerable for our actions, a line dividing how logic-impaired we're willing to admit we sometimes are and how responsible a given corporation should be for dumping shoddy and/or dangerous products on the market without warning. Is excessive labeling a release from liability? Is it killing off common sense or the need to have common sense?

bytecode — Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:48:57 -0800

Orange Cones the Virtual Reality tour!
I haven't laughed this hard for a long time! Make sure you read all of the cone pages.