Re: Warning labels out of hand?

Subject: Re: Warning labels out of hand?
From: Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:48 +1100

On Feb 5, 2010 6:11AM, Tony Chung wrote:
> I especially liked the iPod shuffle - DO NOT EAT.
>

Can't remember whether it came from someone on
this list, but I really liked this facetious
warning sign that I found out about recently:

http://failblog.org/2010/01/26/warning-win/

Also, great opportunity to remind everyone about
the classic Journal of Irreproducible Results
article on scientific truth in product warning
labels :->

http://is.gd/7IviQ

> I didn't like that I had to click through the slideshow. Bad, graphic heavy
> website isn't good for unbelievably slow work networks.
>

Definitely agree!

-- Janice

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RE: Warning labels out of hand?: From: Brian.Henderson
Re: Warning labels out of hand?: From: Robert Courtney
RE: Warning labels out of hand?: From: Dan Goldstein
Re: Warning labels out of hand?: From: Tony Chung

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