RE: levels of detail -- are we beyond this?

["Sam Beard" <sbeard -at- oico -dot- com>]

All,

   Sorry I'm replying to this rather late, but I was out of the office on Friday and only now saw it. Still, I thought I'd pass along something my wife saw over the weekend. As she was putting away some milk, she read on the side of the milk carton "Allergy alert: Contains milk." Both of us rather hoped that the milk carton contained milk!

Samuel I. Beard, Jr.
Technical Writer
OI Analytical
979 690-1711 Ext. 222
sbeard -at- oico -dot- com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+sbeard=oico -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+sbeard=oico -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC 584 CBSS/GBHAC
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 3:21 PM
To: Tom Johnson; TECHWR-L'
Subject: RE: levels of detail -- are we beyond this?

>>Is it me, or is this kind of detail totally unnecessary in this day and age?<<

 

You--would--be-shocked!!   ≡8^@

 

If they STILL put instructions on some shampoo bottles………

 

Instructions:

1.  Wet hair thoroughly with warm water

2.  Apply a generous amount of Mr. Andre’s SuperModel-Strength, Anti-Sludge Shampoo (with kumquat & alfalfa extracts)

3.  Gently Wash hair

4.  Rinse 

5.  Repeat

 

PLUS, they also include a phone number to call if you have any questions!

 

-Darren

 


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