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Does anybody think that machines are extremely stupid? Example: Our phone was out last night and just now someone from verizon calls her on her phone and says: Your phone has been fixed, could you please confirm that? This is a thread for posting about really dumb things that are mass produced. For example, on a muffin package, the instructions were: 1) open package 2) insert muffin in mouth 3) eat.
Spamster in his spamster cage says pcee. Is microsoft dumb enough for you to say 'ee'?
submitted by Holmes
(May 30, 2012 - 5:53 pm)
(May 30, 2012 - 5:53 pm)
That is hilarious. No, I don't think anything like that ever happened to me, well, it might have, but I don't remember.
(May 30, 2012 - 8:01 pm)
One of my friends once saw a tin of olives in the grocery store that had all the "home grown, family owned business, organic California olves, we care about you, blah, blah, blah" and in fine print it said imported from Cuba or somewhere around there.
(July 31, 2012 - 12:37 pm)
There's this brand of food called Woodstock Farms, and my mom found out it was made in Japan!
Spamster in his Spamster Cage says onay. Olé? Olay? Oil of Olay?
(August 20, 2012 - 9:03 am)
On a pay phone, I saw a sticker saying, "If the phone does not work, please call this number."
(August 14, 2012 - 5:51 pm)
Should have called them and told them you'd like to report the phone not working.
(August 20, 2012 - 4:37 pm)
My peanut butter jar says "contains peanuts" on it.
(August 20, 2012 - 1:54 pm)
All hilarious. :0 I love the muffin one. "Insert muffin in mouth." That is just priceless.
Unfortunately, I can't think of any incidents of thsu type to share with tyou.
(August 20, 2012 - 3:05 pm)
My family last year went to some obscure college campus for a family reunion. The little sign on the mirror in the bathroom led thus:
1) Wash hands
2) Take a paper towel and turn off faucet
3) Thow it out.
Does anyone else think that it tells you to throw the faucet in the trash??
(August 20, 2012 - 5:05 pm)
Yes!!! The wrapper on a bread package says "contains wheat." My peanut butter jar also says "contains Peanuts."
(August 21, 2012 - 9:10 am)
I've seen some stupid things like that, but I don't specifically remember any of them I did get a chain letter once with funny package labels, though. I can copy & paste it here:
On a Sears hair dryer:
Do not use while sleeping.
On a bag of Fritos:
You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
On a bar of Dial soap:
Directions: Use like regular soap.
On some Swanson frozen dinners:
Serving suggestions: Defrost.
Printed on the bottom of Tesco Tiramisu dessert:
Do not turn upside down.
On Marks and Spencer Bread Pudding:
Product will be hot after heating.
On packaging for a Rowenta iron:
Do not iron clothes on body.
On Boot's Children's Cough Medicine:
Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking this medication.
On Nytol Sleep Aid:
Warning: May cause drowsiness.
On most brands of Christmas lights:
For indoor or outdoor use only.
On a Japanese food processor:
Not to be used for the other use.
On Sainsbury's peanuts:
Warning: Contains nuts.
On an American Airlines packet of nuts:
Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.
On a child's Superman costume:
Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.
P.S. Spamdragon says "diag". Apparently he's diagonal.
(August 20, 2012 - 6:59 pm)
-On a Sears hairdryer: Do not use while
sleeping. (that's the only time I have to work on my hair!)
-On a bag
of Fritos: ..You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details
inside. (the shoplifter special?)
-On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions:
Use like regular soap." (and that would be how...?)
-On some Swanson
frozen dinners: "Serving suggestion: Defrost." (but, it's "just" a
suggestion).
-On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): "Do not
turn upside down." (Well...duh, a bit late, huh!)
-On Marks &
Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after heating." (I was
hoping it was going 2 be frozen... dang.)
-On packaging for a Rowenta
iron: "Do not iron clothes on body." (but wouldn't this save me more
time?)
-On Boot's Children Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or
operate machinery after taking this medication." (We could do a lot to
reduce the rate of construction accidents if we could just get those
5-year-olds with head-colds off those forklifts.)
-On Nytol Sleep Aid:
"Warning: May cause drowsiness." (and I'm taking this because???)
-On
most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor use only." (as
opposed to what?)
-On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the
other use." (now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit
curious.)
-On Sunsbury's peanuts: "Warning: contains nuts." (NEWSFLASH!!!)
-On an American Airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions:
Open packet, eat nuts." (Step 3: maybe, uh...fly Delta?)
-On a child's
superman costume: "Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."
(I don't blame the company. I blame the parents for this one.)
-On artificial bacon: "Real artificial bacon bits". (So we don't get fake fake bacon. Oh no we get real fake bacon.)
-On a Swedish chainsaw: "Do not attempt to stop chain with your
hands." (...was there a lot of this happening somewhere?)
-On
T-Rat (Military food): Its not for Human Consumption, Animals and
Military Use only... (Umnn yeah... isn't military also human?)
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The human race will die of stupidity. It is a proven fact.
--L
(August 21, 2012 - 7:13 am)
On the Christmas lights thing, Darn! I was going to put some up in a portal. There go my Christmas plans.
(August 21, 2012 - 12:28 pm)
I am quite curious about this "other use". What is it, exactly? -.' Hmmm...
When people call Domino's and ask to order a pizza, I imagine that the guy on the other end is making a face and going, "You don't say?"
(August 21, 2012 - 4:20 pm)
@L
How else do you think I'm going to open the portal for Christmas? Certainly not with something logical.
(August 22, 2012 - 6:43 pm)
Ohh, so the "other use" is opening the portal? Two warnings, smashed to bits. Me likey!
(August 23, 2012 - 8:55 pm)