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TOILET BRUSH THAT WARNS, “DO NOT USE FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE” WINS TOP PRIZE IN M-LAW’S EIGHTH ANNUAL WACKY WARNING LABEL CONTEST

A flushable toilet brush that warns users, “Do not use for personal hygiene” has been identified as the nation’s wackiest warning label in an annual contest sponsored by a consumer watchdog group.

The Wacky Warning Label Contest, now in it’s eighth year, is conducted by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, M-LAW, to reveal how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings on products.


Over the past twelve months, M-LAW has received hundreds of labels –- all from products made by American manufacturers -- from people living in many different countries. The winning labels were selected by listeners of the Dick Purtan morning show on Detroit radio station, WOMC-FM from a list of finalists selected by M-LAW. The toilet brush label was found by Ed Gyetvai, of Oldcastle, Ontario. He receives $500 and a copy of the national bestselling book, “The Death of Common Sense,” by Philip K. Howard.

OTHER WINNERS.
The $250 second place award went to Matt Johnson of Naperville, Illinois for a label on a popular scooter for children that warns: “This product moves when used.”
Third place and $100 went to Ann Marie Taylor of Camden, South Carolina who found the following warning on a digital thermometer that can be used to take a person’s temperature several different ways: “Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally.”
Fourth place was a label on an electric hand blender promoted for use in “blending, whipping, chopping and dicing,” that warns: “Never remove food or other items from the blades while the product is operating.” Sent in by Ken Stein of Berkeley, California.
In fifth place was a label on a nine- by three-inch bag of air used as packing material. It carries this warning: “Do not use this product as a toy, pillow, or flotation device.”Sent in by Christen Millard of Westerville, Ohio.

“Warning labels are a sign of our lawsuit-plagued times,” said Robert B. Dorigo Jones, M-LAW president. “From the moment we raise our head in the morning off pillows that bear those famous ‘Do Not Remove’ warnings, to when we drop back in bed at night, we are overwhelmed with warnings. Plaintiff’s lawyers who file the lawsuits that prompt these warnings argue they are making us safer, but the warnings have become so long that few of us read them anymore-- even the ones we should read. Hopefully, M-LAW’s Wacky Warning Label Contest will motivate everyone to read their warnings again, and maybe even motivate judges to get tougher on frivolous lawsuits.”


M-LAW is a non-partisan, non-profit organization working to increase public awareness of how the litigation explosion is hurting America. M-LAW is dedicated to restoring common sense and personal responsibility to the courts.

I grieve for our world

It`s a strange world we live in these days. We are truly moving towards an age of litigation, claims and lawsuits.
All the advice I can offer people is - never take the blame for anything....
You see, some folks see these law firm adverts on TV stating "no win, no fee" and their little eyes light up and they think "ooh, I could just do with a few grand.... Lets see who I can sue..... "

Just call me Mr Cynical.....

People scare me sometimes....

My favourtite stupid warning of all time has to be the one that comes on some monitors, where it warns you not to empty your coffee cup into the grill on top.

Seriously.....


WHY WHY WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?

You have to wonder how stupid some people are that would prompt companies to put labels telling you not to do something?

Do not put live animals in a microwave..
Do not lick the beaters when the mixer is turned on..
Do not use a hairdryer in the shower..




Mick

Do not open mouth whilst training Kitsunekan

"Do not put live animals in a microwave.."

So that`s why me Hamster went pop. I just thought it was a quick way to dry the poor thing out.....

Eww...

I`d just like apologise for my previous post. I`m sorry if I upset any small furry creature owners out there.
It was actually a gerbil

Once they pop, what they were is kinda irrelevant....

You gotta wonder about the habits of people who keep gerbils. I've seen the show on TV...


Mick

Oi! Not my fault if you don't learn the rules...

As a refresher:
Rule 1: If you want to learn, ask.
Rule 2: Person who asks automatically volunteers for the demo.




Mick