Strange Labels Contest
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:34 pm
I saw this story on my local website and it made me laugh.. I thought I'd share it with you guys
Fishing Lure Warning Label: 'Harmful If Swallowed'
Panel Releases Winning Entries In Wacky Warning Label Contest
POSTED: 12:01 p.m. EST January 12, 2004
UPDATED: 12:12 p.m. EST January 12, 2004
NOVI, Mich. -- If only fish could read.
A five-inch fishing lure with three steel hooks comes with a label warning that the lure is "harmful if swallowed."
That's good enough for fourth place in the seventh annual Wacky Warning Label Contest.
The top prize went to a warning found on a bottle of drain cleaner. It says: "If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product."
In second place is a label on a snow sled advising users: "Beware: sled may develop high speed under certain snow conditions."
The third-place slot went to a label on a 12-inch-high compact disc storage rack that warns: "Do not use as a ladder."
The contest is organized by the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch.
Winners were chosen by listeners of a Detroit radio show (the Dick Purtan show on WOMC-FM).
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed
Fishing Lure Warning Label: 'Harmful If Swallowed'
Panel Releases Winning Entries In Wacky Warning Label Contest
POSTED: 12:01 p.m. EST January 12, 2004
UPDATED: 12:12 p.m. EST January 12, 2004
NOVI, Mich. -- If only fish could read.
A five-inch fishing lure with three steel hooks comes with a label warning that the lure is "harmful if swallowed."
That's good enough for fourth place in the seventh annual Wacky Warning Label Contest.
The top prize went to a warning found on a bottle of drain cleaner. It says: "If you do not understand, or cannot read, all directions, cautions and warnings, do not use this product."
In second place is a label on a snow sled advising users: "Beware: sled may develop high speed under certain snow conditions."
The third-place slot went to a label on a 12-inch-high compact disc storage rack that warns: "Do not use as a ladder."
The contest is organized by the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch.
Winners were chosen by listeners of a Detroit radio show (the Dick Purtan show on WOMC-FM).
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed
