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Known To The State Of California #1
British Steel Jon Canupp NC, USA	Posted: August 20, 2012 08:46AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 210

I have seen warning labels that state that this product is known to the state of California to cause cancer, brain damage, reproductive harm, hair loss, and just about any other medical condition known to the human race. So what other stupid warnings have you seen on products?

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Re: Known To The State Of California #2
tbarker7815 Tom . Knoxville, TN, USA 1979 MG MGB Limited Edition (LE)	Posted: August 20, 2012 08:59AM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 2,886

Wife got a new blow dryer the other day, one of the warnings was do not use while sleeping.

Noticed on my shop vac which has in big letters "Wet/Dry Vac", warning label says do not use on wet floors.

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Re: Known To The State Of California #3
Rod H. Amity, Oregon, USA 1964 MG MGB 1968 MG MGB GT	Posted: August 20, 2012 11:27AM Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 14,987

The state of California is just being proactive about warning citizens of the very real dangers of various chemicals. Not everyone is as bright as folks who drive and work on MGs. I can't fault them, but must admit the wording sometimes invites a laugh.

My favorite one was on a piece of workout equipment at our physical therapist's office:

"Stop Immediately if You Feel Dizzy or Faint"

The newer piece of equipment he replaced it with had the same sticker, rephrased:

"Stop Immediately if You Feel Faint or Dizzy"

To the pure, all things are pure...

'63 MGB
'68 MGBGT
'80 VW Vanagon Kombi
'09 Mazda 3 with 5 speed manual

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/20/2012 03:08PM by Rod H..

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Re: Known To The State Of California #4
wyatt Wyatt W penguin point, drift ice, Antarctica 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1960 MG MGA 1966 MG MGB	Posted: August 20, 2012 11:27AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 23,301

In reply to # 2149753 by British Steel I have seen warning labels that state that this product is known to the state of California to cause cancer, brain damage, reproductive harm, hair loss, and just about any other medical condition known to the human race. So what other stupid warnings have you seen on products?

...you may or may not be summarily assaulted for your simple astute observation, depending on which way the winds blow.....and the time of the month smoking smiley

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Re: Known To The State Of California #5
P.DAVID DAVID WEYANDT LAURELDALE PA, USA 1974 MG MGB "" SHE "" 1979 MG MGB MkIII "Lil' White Dove" 1986 Honda MC Rebel	Posted: August 20, 2012 11:36AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 496

On a stroller "Remove child before folding"

"Behind every silver lining there is a dark cloud"
"Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once"
“The difference between genius and stupidly is that genius has its limits” Albert Einstein
You don’t get smarter as you get older. There is just less stupid stuff left that you haven’t already done.

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Re: Known To The State Of California #6
darkleaf Leif Jacobsen Goleta, CA, USA 1969 MG MGB GT 2003 Subaru Impreza	Posted: August 20, 2012 12:13PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 710

In reply to # 2149883 by P.DAVID On a stroller "Remove child before folding"

That's scary. Do you think someone actually tried to fold a stroller with their kid still in it?

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Re: Known To The State Of California #7
Triumph Racer Patrick N IN., USA 1962 Triumph TR4 "Big Red" 1962 Triumph TR4 "My First Triumph" 1971 Triumph Spitfire MkIV 1976 Triumph TR6 1978 MG MGB "Daily Driver"	Posted: August 20, 2012 12:38PM Registered: 1 year ago Posts: 186

Thought you might have seen it on this site,but maybe it was the internet.A picture of a sign at a pharmacy that said."Do not open package to inspect or try on" The product was condoms! The photo was much funnier than this post. I guess its impossible to idiot proof an idiot.

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Re: Known To The State Of California #8
WayneW Wayne Witgenstein Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Posted: August 20, 2012 06:46PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 1,013

One of the stupidest ones I remember involved fishing lures that the State of California made the manufacturer recall because they didn't contain the warning "Do not put in mouth."

-Wayne

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Re: Known To The State Of California #9
S. Duerr Steve Duerr Bakersfield, CA, USA 1969 MG MGB GT	Posted: August 20, 2012 11:20PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 2,417

Fast food coffee cups that say, "Hot liquid."

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Re: Known To The State Of California #10
DrewM Drew Maddock 74 MGB roadster, Southern California, USA	Posted: August 21, 2012 01:07AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 5,646

Not much different from those "Slippery When Wet" street signs. The tendency to over-warn has been around for years, but it is getting worse. It's almost as though half of people were too stupid to not realize fire can burn, water can drown, and roads are dangerous.

Drew Maddock
Pasadena, California

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Re: Known To The State Of California #11
Simon Simon Clowes Salem , Oregon, USA 1979 MG MGB "Big Red"	Posted: August 21, 2012 08:01AM Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 7,579

In reply to # 2150412 by S. Duerr Fast food coffee cups that say, "Hot liquid."

All because of the idiot who sued Macca's after burning herself with coffee.

I like the one I've seen an a hairdryer or two - Do not use while in the shower.

Or the Kids Cough Syrup - do not operate machinery while taking this medicine. Does a trike, pedal car or skate board count as machinery?

1979 Roadster (Big Red) daily driver.
unknown GT somewhere in the future.
09 Accent

Don't got to bed made - stay up all night plotting revenge

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Re: Known To The State Of California #12
JackMG Jack Lindler Greenville,SC, USA	Posted: August 21, 2012 08:42AM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 14,907

Around here lately I'm seeing a new type of roadway sign in certain places: "HILL OBSTRUCTS VIEW". Well, du-uh!

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Re: Known To The State Of California #13
Simon Simon Clowes Salem , Oregon, USA 1979 MG MGB "Big Red"	Posted: August 21, 2012 08:52AM Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 7,579

Road sign wise, could some one explain what a Sunken Grade actually is? I've several of these signs, but seen nothing unusual with the road.

1979 Roadster (Big Red) daily driver.
unknown GT somewhere in the future.
09 Accent

Don't got to bed made - stay up all night plotting revenge

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Re: Known To The State Of California #14
29desoto Wayne Sanders Outside Otis, OR - in the woods!, USA 1965 MG MGB V6 Conversion "Tubby" 1977 MG MGB "Ole Yeller" 1979 MG MGB "Kermit" 1984 Chevrolet Corvette "The Green Weenie" 1994 Chevrolet S10 "Lil Red"	Posted: August 21, 2012 12:39PM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 6,203

Simon, my "sunken grades" almost always occurred in school!

I saw a large, industrial microwave oven with a sign that said "Do not enter - enclosed space".

I kinda figured the enclosed space wasn't the worst concern!

Wayne Sanders
Rose Lodge, OR

"I don't care to belong to any club that accepts people like me"-joined Willamette Valley Club in 2011

77 MGB - Four tone paint - some kind of electronic ignition - hood props - cheap tires - new springs all around - mixture of poly and rubber bushings - original exhaust - fuzzy seatcovers - stereo out of old F150 pickup - virtually no rust - right front wrecked and semi well repaired - just about right for me!

78 MGB - Done right by a good PO, and I only bought it. Tell Jim how nice it is. But I did put in a Datsun 5 speed.

79/65 MGB - Tubby - Carmine Red - V-6 - T-5
Going to do this one more right, less rat rod!

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Re: Known To The State Of California #15
Emil Wojcik Metuchen, NJ, USA 1964 Porsche 356 C 1978 MG MGB	Posted: August 21, 2012 12:47PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 1,514

My favorite from a TV commercial a few years ago...

"May cause sudden and uncontrollable oily discharge"

Don't remember what drug it was for but I was sure glad I didn't need to take it.

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Re: Known To The State Of California #16
speedy Michael Terrell Oregon, USA 1975 MG MGB "The Little Engine That Tried" 1995 Jeep Wrangler "Little Engine That Could" 2010 Jeep Commander "People Hauler"	Posted: August 21, 2012 01:39PM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 739

We have a set of air powered nippers at my shop

"Do not operate with fingers between jaws"

1975 MGB
Weber Down draft
Electric ignition
4 speed non O.D.
Soft Suspension
Tight Steering somehow
New Brake lines
New Clutch Master/Slave
SEAFOAM!!!

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Re: Known To The State Of California #17
S. Duerr Steve Duerr Bakersfield, CA, USA 1969 MG MGB GT	Posted: August 21, 2012 11:50PM Registered: 4 years ago Posts: 2,417

In reply to # 2150798 by speedy We have a set of air powered nippers at my shop

"Do not operate with fingers between jaws"

What about other body parts?? "Well, it didn't say that I shouldn't put (you fill in the blank) in the jaws."

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Re: Known To The State Of California #18
speedy Michael Terrell Oregon, USA 1975 MG MGB "The Little Engine That Tried" 1995 Jeep Wrangler "Little Engine That Could" 2010 Jeep Commander "People Hauler"	Posted: August 22, 2012 07:28AM Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 739

In reply to # 2151195 by S. Duerr

In reply to # 2150798 by speedy We have a set of air powered nippers at my shop

"Do not operate with fingers between jaws"

What about other body parts?? "Well, it didn't say that I shouldn't put (you fill in the blank) in the jaws."

Nope, doesn't say anything about any other body parts.
I always like the picture of someone standing under the forks of a fork lift
And the one of someone sticking their hand into the blades of a lawn mower.
Sad thing is, most of the warning are there because someone did it then someone got sued for it.

1975 MGB
Weber Down draft
Electric ignition
4 speed non O.D.
Soft Suspension
Tight Steering somehow
New Brake lines
New Clutch Master/Slave
SEAFOAM!!!

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Re: Known To The State Of California #19
29desoto Wayne Sanders Outside Otis, OR - in the woods!, USA 1965 MG MGB V6 Conversion "Tubby" 1977 MG MGB "Ole Yeller" 1979 MG MGB "Kermit" 1984 Chevrolet Corvette "The Green Weenie" 1994 Chevrolet S10 "Lil Red"	Posted: August 22, 2012 11:22AM Registered: 3 years ago Posts: 6,203

It may just be an urban legend, but I'm sure we all heard about the guy who put his new motor home into cruise control and went to get a drink of water.

And supposedly, now they have to put in the drivers manual an explanation of what the control is used for?

Wayne Sanders
Rose Lodge, OR

"I don't care to belong to any club that accepts people like me"-joined Willamette Valley Club in 2011

77 MGB - Four tone paint - some kind of electronic ignition - hood props - cheap tires - new springs all around - mixture of poly and rubber bushings - original exhaust - fuzzy seatcovers - stereo out of old F150 pickup - virtually no rust - right front wrecked and semi well repaired - just about right for me!

78 MGB - Done right by a good PO, and I only bought it. Tell Jim how nice it is. But I did put in a Datsun 5 speed.

79/65 MGB - Tubby - Carmine Red - V-6 - T-5
Going to do this one more right, less rat rod!

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Re: Known To The State Of California #20
Rod H. Amity, Oregon, USA 1964 MG MGB 1968 MG MGB GT	Posted: August 22, 2012 11:38AM Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 14,987

In reply to # 2151490 by 29desoto It may just be an urban legend, but I'm sure we all heard about the guy who put his new motor home into cruise control and went to get a drink of water.

And supposedly, now they have to put in the drivers manual an explanation of what the control is used for?

Sure it was just water he was drinking? grinning smiley

To the pure, all things are pure...

'63 MGB
'68 MGBGT
'80 VW Vanagon Kombi
'09 Mazda 3 with 5 speed manual

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