well, i have two points. the first one is, how stupid do marketing companies think we are?
some examples:
on most brands of christmas lighting: 'for indoor or outdoor use only'
on a japanese food processor: 'not to be used for the other use'
on an airline's packet of nuts: 'Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.'
on cough medicine for under-6s: 'Do not drive a car or operate machinery'
on a hairdryer: 'do not use while sleeping'
on an iron: 'do not iron clothes on body'
hmm....
the other thing is the intelligence of guide dogs. i have always been astonished by these dogs, but the other day i saw a sign on a shop window which said, 'no dogs except guide dogs'. As the sign was not in braille, i assume the dog was supposed to read it.
from a somewhat confused sixteen year old.
― cathii, Saturday, 16 November 2002 15:37 (twenty-three years ago)
those are legal disclaimers. not marketing addendums. it's the lawyers that will kill all humans.
― keith (keithmcl), Saturday, 16 November 2002 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)
my sister is not the human i know of who when pressed for time has ironed the clothes while on her body: she is quite sensible — except when it comes to leaving adequate time for getting to any given meet-up — so therefore the ironing-bare-skin risk is one the manufacturers are wise to take note of and free themselves of blame for
― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 17 November 2002 11:18 (twenty-three years ago)
lawyers may well kill all humans, but i think teachers will get there first.
― cathii (cathii), Sunday, 17 November 2002 18:38 (twenty-three years ago)
On a similar note, or maybe just to illustrate your point, here's what my brain does while I'm at work. It generates lists of puerile goofy names, like Titeye Dicknose, Turd McGhee, Poopy Pantsalot, Ralph Assguy, et c.
It's a good thing I work for the government. I'd feel bad if I was wasting 4 or 5 hours a day for an actual person.
― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Sunday, 17 November 2002 22:40 (twenty-three years ago)
u know, helltime producto, if u were being really ambitious u could come up with things like I.P. Freely (courtesy of the Simpsons, no i didn't spend time trying to make that up!) and hehe as regards your government work
― cathii (cathii), Monday, 18 November 2002 18:10 (twenty-three years ago)