Comments on: Wackiest Warning Label Contest Winner: Avoid Death!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:58:19 +0000

I’ve always liked the ones on the blow dryers and the curling irons that say “Don’t use this appliance while sleeping.” ::rolls eyes::

By: ted

ted — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:53:04 +0000

Sam Heldman needs a sense of humour.

It’s funny because it sounds so odd. I remember the sign at the baggage check in the Vatican Museum advising “do not leave your clothes here”. It sounded like they were trying to prevent people from stripping down and strolling through the museum in the buff.

AVOID DEATH is pretty simple. It was probably chosen as a clear warning for people with limited English skills.

Those darn anti-lawsuit people, trying to keep the courts clear of frivolous lawsuits. How dare they!

By: graham!

graham! — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:44:57 +0000

I’ve seen the “avoid death” label in person, it’s a standard label on those little Bobcats. Cracked me up during the summer.

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:52:15 +0000

Most are dumb, but the one on the Bobcat loader-thing seemed very sensible – doing it wrong would be easy, seem sensible and be dangerous. Perfect conditions for a warning label, I’d say.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:39:31 +0000

I wish more people would avoid death, unfortunately, it seems to be that 100% of us won’t be able to.

By: Sam Heldman

Sam Heldman — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:17:15 +0000

… “being only the come-on” …

By: Sam Heldman

Sam Heldman — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:14:56 +0000

Using clear language to catch a user’s attention, in order to warn of dangerous aspects of the product. How very wacky indeed!

Seriously, these anti-lawsuit people are nuts and hacks. If I drove that vehicle in my job, I sure would want a prominent label like this, telling me how to avoid the most likely ways of being killed by it.

Think I’m taking the joke too seriously? The group is the one explicitly making a political anti-lawsuit point, with the “jokes” being on the come-on to the politics.