07-30-2003, 03:36 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Instructional Play
I love these displays of faith in the average human intelligence!!
Instructions On a Sears hair dryer: Do not use while sleeping. (Gee, that's the only time I have to work on my hair!) 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. (But it's *just* a suggestion!) On a hotel-provided shower cap in a box: Fits one head. (!!!) On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert: (printed on the bottom of the box)--Do not turn upside down. (Too late! You lose!) On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: Product will be hot after heating. (Are you sure???) On packaging for a Rowenta iron: Do not iron clothes on body. (But wouldn't that save more time???) On Boot's Children's cough medicine: Do not drive car or operate machinery. (We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we just kept those 5 year olds off those fork lifts!) On Nytol sleep aid: Warning: may cause drowsiness (One would hope!) On a Korean kitchen knife: Warning: keep out of children. (Or pets! What's for dinner?) On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights: For indoor or outdoor use only. (As opposed to outer space or underground) On a Japanese food processor: Not to be used for the other use. (Hmmmm, now I'm curious) On Sainsbury's peanuts: Warning: contains nuts. (no comment) On an American Airlines packet of nuts: Instructions: open packet, eat nuts. (what is going on here?) On a child's superman costume: Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly. (Way to destroy a universal childhood fantasy!) The pacifier says "never leave child unattended or sleeping while using pacifier." Then, what's it for? On a can of paint (Dutch Boy, I *think*) Do not drink. (?!?)
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"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it. |
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