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Billy
7th January 2005, 06:48 PM
Taken from: http://www.mlaw.org/wwl/wackylabels.html

A label on a baby stroller warns: ?Remove child before folding
A brass fishing lure with a three-pronged hook on the end warns: ?Harmful if swallowed
A household iron warns users: ?Never iron clothes while they are being worn?
A label on a hair dryer reads, ?Never use hair dryer while sleeping?
A warning on an electric drill made for carpenters cautions: ?This product not intended for use as a dental drill.?
The label on a bottle of drain cleaner warns: ?If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product.?
A smoke detector warns: ?Do not use the Silence Feature in emergency situations. It will not extinguish a fire.?
A massage chair warns: ?DO NOT use massage chair without clothing... and, Never force any body part into the backrest area while the rollers are moving.?
A cardboard car sunshield that keeps sun off the dashboard warns, ?Do not drive with sunshield in place?
An ?Aim-n-Flame? fireplace lighter cautions, ?Do not use near fire, flame or sparks?
A label on a hand-held massager advises consumers not to use ?while sleeping or unconscious?
A 12-inch rack for storing compact disks warns: ?Do not use as a ladder.?
A cartridge for a laser printer warns, ?Do not eat toner?
A 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow warns: ?Not intended for highway use?
A can of self-defense pepper spray warns users: ?May irritate eyes?
A warning on a pair of shin guards manufactured for bicyclists says: ?Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover.?
A snowblower warns: ?Do not use snowthrower on roof.?
A dishwasher carries this warning: ?Do not allow children to play in the dishwasher.?
A popular manufactured fireplace log warns: ?Caution - Risk of Fire?
A box of birthday cake candles says: ?DO NOT use soft wax as ear plugs or for any other function that involves insertion into a body cavity.?