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Glennb--
surely you jest?? If a person is that dumb, to drive with a shade in place which obscures 99.99% of their vision...then they should not be allowed to have a license.
posted by
Julia.
on September 11, 2005 at 12:39 PM
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MysticG--
You were right...I did laugh.
posted by
Julia.
on September 11, 2005 at 12:37 PM
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quirky-girl
you're going to laugh but i can remember lying in bed at night as a kid being afraid that somehow that dumb tag on my mattress was going to come off and "under penalty of law" I would be hauled off to jail....it traumatized me i think:-) ...i'm serious!
posted by
MysticGmekeepr
on September 11, 2005 at 12:17 PM
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Quirky...
No, I wasn't kidding. There are people that make their living looking for ways to sue other people. There was a guy in my town for example that would wait outside of bars late at night and wait for a nice car to leave, then he would drive his own car into their car. If the people had been drinking they were usually happy to pay him off on the spot rather than let the police sort it out. People like that.
posted by
A_Norseman
on September 11, 2005 at 9:23 AM
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Qurikyalone,
Are these really warnings or reminders? It may seem usless to you. But to the person who thinks it is a good idea to keep the sun out of his car while driving the reminder helps!
posted by
Glennb
on September 11, 2005 at 8:52 AM
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Remove the tag
I does make sense to read but some people are led to believe that the tags are unremovable. More power to you to bring this to light.
posted by
Aria4
on September 11, 2005 at 7:36 AM
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the really scary thing is that warnings are usually put on an item BECAUSE
some idiot sued them for that very reason. I always like the one on hairdryers that say "do not use this item while in the shower." Now that's fighting a losing battle isn't it? Drying your hair while it keeps getting wet?
posted by
-blackcat
on September 11, 2005 at 7:25 AM
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Quirky! This made me laugh so hard! Great post!
posted by
Georgia
on September 11, 2005 at 6:09 AM
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UtahAngel--
Well if you try it make sure your insurance premium is paid up.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 9:15 PM
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katray--
yeah...
so dangerous...probably only in the movies would they arrest people for detagging their mattresses...lol.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 9:14 PM
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There are rednecks that would try it just for fun
and I'm sad to say I'm one of them. Those warnings are there for the stupid people though! I mean it goes back to the famous quote. "Here's your sign"
posted by
UtahAngel22
on September 10, 2005 at 9:08 PM
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Hey, that's so dangerous I thought
...removing the tag from a mattress. You could be arrested!
I saw that happen in a movie.
LOL.
Good one Quirky.
posted by
Katray2
on September 10, 2005 at 9:05 PM
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That's it! lol
posted by
Renigade
on September 10, 2005 at 8:55 PM
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reni--
maybe he just forget to remove his auto shade...lol.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 8:53 PM
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Lensman--
that means I'm gonna have to return my catwoman suit I bought...
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 8:52 PM
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quirk--Of course. I just passed on today. He HAD to be blind, I'm sure,
because he never even saw me next to him when he decided to pull over. lol
posted by
Renigade
on September 10, 2005 at 8:44 PM
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reni--
right--and they'd be driving too, eh??
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 8:42 PM
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Quirky
Yes, that was me in the suit, actually -- no, that's a real label, apparently. And there are many, many more. I sense that these labels may be somehow loosely connected to the Darwin awards.....
posted by
Lensman
on September 10, 2005 at 8:41 PM
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Well, blind people could forget.
lol
posted by
Renigade
on September 10, 2005 at 8:30 PM
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lensman--
did you make up that Superman one?? that is friggin' hilarious!!!
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 8:30 PM
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straightforward--
I know what you mean.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 8:29 PM
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Quirky
There are a lot of amusing warning labels out there, like the Palmolive one that says, "Warning, do not use on food," or the kid's Superman costume label, "Wearing of this suit does not enable you to fly," or the Sears hairdryer, "Do not use while sleeping," etc. Somebody did all those things....
posted by
Lensman
on September 10, 2005 at 8:18 PM
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You're right, Quirkyalone.
On the other hand, the real sensible warnings from people are not considered warnings. There were so many who in a way warned that we were creating situations wherein Tsunami would be at our door. But did we pay heed?
posted by
Straightforward
on September 10, 2005 at 8:02 PM
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Dylan--
Oh yeah--you have made an excellent observation! lol...
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 7:46 PM
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Factor--
Oh YAY!! My crabs are back...wait...that didn't come out right did it?? That's gonna start a rumor on Blogit about a quirky blogger who got crabs...lol...
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 7:45 PM
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offbeat--
surely not THAT stupid?? Oh wait, I guess i know the answer.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 7:44 PM
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And more to the point, the kind of person stupid enough to drive with the windshield completely blocked is not going to be the kind of person who would read a safety precaution notice anyway, much less heed one.
posted by
Dyl_Pickle
on September 10, 2005 at 7:38 PM
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Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Although personally, I have always found no need to repeat.
posted by
FactorFiction
on September 10, 2005 at 7:38 PM
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Quirky
Never over look the obvious, people really can be stupid!!!
posted by
Offy
on September 10, 2005 at 7:34 PM
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CA88--
yeah...I know. How sad.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 7:28 PM
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Well you never know, there are some strange people out there...
posted by
Ca88andra
on September 10, 2005 at 7:10 PM
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jomei--
Oh...lol...well I guess there was a silver lining to that then.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 7:02 PM
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it meant 'in (the unlikely) case of (a) fire.... but I thought it meant
don't use the lift (period) in case (one day) there might be a fire... I was a fit boy climbling all those stairs!
posted by
Jomei
on September 10, 2005 at 6:41 PM
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MayBCDEFG...HIJKLMNOP...
A wobbly?? eh...what??
I think the term you're looking for is whiny ass crab...lol. Hey, where is my dancing crab when I need him??
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 6:32 PM
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Have they come up with a big label for people who throw a wobbly;-) when someone else is slow to comment? ;-) ;-).
posted by
Azur
on September 10, 2005 at 6:28 PM
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shadow--
yeah...okay...it could happen...NOT! lol.
U R funny.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 6:24 PM
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Quirky,
Personally I rip the tags off the bedding, especially the pillows. I'm afraid when I drool in my sleep they will get so damp they come loose from the pillow and then I'll swallow them. LOL Shadow
posted by
Keshet
on September 10, 2005 at 6:17 PM
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gubby--
so idiots feel the sign to see how sharp?? yeah...coul happen!!
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 6:08 PM
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COULD happen...
There was some joke on the internet I saw.. a picture of a sign saying something like, "WARNING: this sign has sharp edges". You made me think of that. Well, that's my intellectual input of the moment...................
posted by
Gubby
on September 10, 2005 at 6:02 PM
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oceandancer--lol--
"dangly bits"--for a second I thought you were referring to the skin on the back of my arms...
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 5:56 PM
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Lisa--
Boy that gives new meaning to the term Idiot!!!!
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 5:55 PM
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LOL, too, about Hemolocker's comments.
Just rip them tags off baby, rip em off. No cops gonna come get you. And you'll be much happier without them useless dangly bits!
posted by
Oceandancer
on September 10, 2005 at 5:41 PM
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LOL
And, yah, unfortunately some people are so dorky...or hey, maybe sunstroked, unlike their protected cars, hey?
posted by
Oceandancer
on September 10, 2005 at 5:39 PM
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Quirky...
Unfortunately we have those in society that DO NEED those idiotic warnings. A co-worker was telling me a story of a guy buying an RV, they explained cruise control as if it meant auto-pilot...the guy crashed his RV, sued and won, because he left the area to get something to eat. I know, I'd never succeed in law, because Common Sense doesn't always work in that arena. My Business Law teacher hated me, because of it. Sad but true...
posted by
LifeByLisa
on September 10, 2005 at 5:26 PM
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Jomei--
what do you mean--that you didn't use the elevators any time??
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 5:24 PM
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another kid story
when I was a wee lad I was quite taken with the sign in elevators "In case of fire do not use". So I never used them!
posted by
Jomei
on September 10, 2005 at 5:17 PM
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Hemlocker--
it's a good thing you didn't rip off the tag or they would have thrown you in jail and gotten rid of the key. lol.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 5:10 PM
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Bright--lol--
hope you know I was only teasing you...
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 5:03 PM
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quirky--
When I was a kid, those bedding tags said: "WARNING. Do Not Remove on Penalty of Law." That really scared me. Sometimes, when I felt a little rebellious, I'd lie on my bed, fingering the tag on the pillow as if I would rip it off--but I never dared to follow through. I felt the same about God then until one day I looked up and said I don't believe in you, so strike me down with lightning, Dude! (Well, it probably was more like "man" then, not dude); but when the lightning didn't come, that was a turning point in my life. Today they say don't remove unless you are the consumer, which makes more sense; but some warnings are still as idiotic as ever. Still, I have to think some are idiotic because some idiot actually did what the idiotic warning is telling you not to do. Gosh I hate it when I call people idiots! Hemlocker
posted by
Hemlocker
on September 10, 2005 at 5:03 PM
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Quirky
Well, I guess you didn't.!
posted by
BrightIrish
on September 10, 2005 at 5:01 PM
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Bright--
Did I ask for one? lol.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 4:53 PM
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Quirky....
I don't have a explanation! 
posted by
BrightIrish
on September 10, 2005 at 4:37 PM
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Tim--
Oh...drat...I was really counting on you to explain knucklehead-itis to me.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 4:22 PM
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quirky
I have no explanations for why stupid people do the stupid things they do......they just do them!!
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on September 10, 2005 at 4:18 PM
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Tim--
Oh but WHY?? YA can't see a bleepin' thing through it!!
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 4:15 PM
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quirky
some knucklehead somewhere has tried it
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on September 10, 2005 at 4:13 PM
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krisles--
you are probably right--but that is just so wrong!! lol.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 3:40 PM
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Quirky
You can just about bet the farm that every crazy warning you ever see is there because some fool filed a suit and either won, or they just paid an out of court settlement and their attorneys had them put the warning on there to avoid future litigation.....and it was probably in California.
posted by
Krisles
on September 10, 2005 at 3:30 PM
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This one...
posted by
Azur
on September 10, 2005 at 3:27 PM
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schree--
It's best to leave those things alone...no telling what might happen to you! lol.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 3:26 PM
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Ben--
some of those are really hard to re-fold. THAT ought to have a warning before you buy it.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 3:25 PM
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Hey Quirky!! How's it going??
You've got that right!!! I still just slide the tag behind the throw pillows on the couch..as if something bad is gonna happen if I cut off the tag!! I'm such a dork..Schree`
posted by
Schree
on September 10, 2005 at 3:23 PM
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Good topic for laughs. There are those who can't refold a shade, use a shade in its folded form etc.
Ben.
posted by
A-and-B
on September 10, 2005 at 3:13 PM
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MayB--
It does?? On what planet? lol.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 3:12 PM
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What gets me are the fools who look UP to the folk who look at the world from behind a 99.9% shade. It happens
posted by
Azur
on September 10, 2005 at 3:05 PM
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Alf--
You are kidding, right?? I see no winky faces, so I can't be certain, but I sure hope so!
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 3:03 PM
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Isa--
maybe it should have said, those missing their "quota" of brain cells, please hand over your keys to the nearest passerby!! lol.
posted by
Julia.
on September 10, 2005 at 3:02 PM
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Quirky...
I think it is unfortunate that there are those among us that look for things like windshield shades without warnings...so they can drive into things and sue the manufacturer. I don't know what to do about it though.
posted by
A_Norseman
on September 10, 2005 at 2:56 PM
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lol this post was funny
we all have a brain...some ppl need to be reminded of that and how to use it in a good way haha
posted by
Marshallengraved
on September 10, 2005 at 2:56 PM
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