Wacky Warnings

Wacky Warning Labels:

Warning: Misuse may cause injury or death.
(found on the barrel of a .22-caliber rifle)

Do not use if you are pregnant, intend to become pregnant or might be pregnant.
(found on a packet of birth control pills)

Caution: Avoid dropping air conditioners out of windows.
(found on a box containing a window air conditioner)

Warning: May contain small parts.
(found on a frisbee)

Warning: This product can burn eyes.
(found on a curling iron)

Warning: Do not use on eyes.
(found in the manual for a heated seat cushion)

Do not use orally.
(found on a toilet bowl cleaning brush)

If swallowed promptly see doctor.
(found on a package of alkaline batteries)

Not for human consumption.
(found on a package of dice)

Not intended for highway use.
(found on a 13-inch wheel for a wheelbarrow)

Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.
(found on a child-sized superman costume)

Caution: You must remove clothes before washing.
(found in the manual for a washing machine)

Warning: May cause drowsiness.
(found on a package of over-the-counter sleeping pills)

Caution: May cause drowsiness. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery.
(found on a bottle of children’s cough medicine)

Caution: Has been found to cause cancer in laboratory mice.
(found on a box of rat poison)

Updated: October 9, 2002 — 2:42 pm