Casper Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Toilet Brush Warning Wins Consumer Award Thu Jan 6, 4:50 PM ET Strange News - AP By DAVID N. GOODMAN, Associated Press Writer DETROIT - The sign on the toilet brush says it best: "Do not use for personal hygiene." That admonition was the winner of an anti-lawsuit group's contest for the wackiest consumer warning label of the year. The sponsor, Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, says the goal is "to reveal how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings on products." The $500 first prize went to Ed Gyetvai, of Oldcastle, Ontario, who submitted the toilet-brush label. A $250 second prize went to Matt Johnson, of Naperville, Ill., for a label on a children's scooter that said, "This product moves when used." A $100 third prize went to Ann Marie Taylor, of Camden, S.C., who submitted a warning from a digital thermometer that said, "Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally." This year's contest coincides with a drive by President Bush (news - web sites) and congressional Republicans to put caps and other limits on jury awards in liability cases. "Warning labels are a sign of our lawsuit-plagued times," said group President Robert Dorigo Jones. "From the moment we raise our head in the morning off pillows that bear those famous Do Not Remove warnings, to when we drop back in bed at night, we are overwhelmed with warnings." The leader of a group that opposes the campaign to limit lawsuits admits that while some warning labels may seem stupid, even dumb warnings can do good. "There are many cases of warning labels saving lives," said Joanne Doroshow, executive director of the Center for Justice and Democracy in New York. "It's much better to be very cautious ... than to be afraid of being made fun of by a tort reform group." The Wacky Warning Label Contest is in its eighth year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 They really need to stop putting labels on everything. Let Darwin take care of everyone that "needs" a label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murasaki Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 It's pretty pathetic to think that american's need those these days, but its true, and very saddening. graemlins/nonono.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Well the pillow and matress warnings were for a good reason, back in the day matresses and pillows were filled with things that could cause sickness and they also had bugs in them that could have carried diseases, the reason they say do not remove is so that the contents cannot get out if when the tag was removed the matress was ripped. On a humorous note I read a year or so ago of a warning label on a motor home that said that the motor home cannot drive without a driver steering it, apparently a man left the driver seat to do something assuming that the motor home would drive itself or something of that nature. We live in a world full of morons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black00ws6 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Originally posted by Sully: They really need to stop putting labels on everything. Let Darwin take care of everyone that "needs" a label. Yup.. got some eyedrops for heather's eye infection. It said to apply while awake!?!?! WTF, you're going to put them in while sleeping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Originally posted by Skidmark: He actually won that case too graemlins/nonono.gif [/QB]Yeah I know. It's sad, I think that all this suing people for dumbass reasons needs to be stopped. The malpractice lawsuits against doctors is getting out of hand, soon there will be no doctors left willing to operate important surgeries because the malpractice insurance is so high that they can barely make a living off of it. Some types of doctors pay around 80% of their salary to their insurance companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03spydr Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Originally posted by pgsrt-4: Well the pillow and matress warnings were for a good reason, back in the day matresses and pillows were filled with things that could cause sickness and they also had bugs in them that could have carried diseases, the reason they say do not remove is so that the contents cannot get out if when the tag was removed the matress was ripped. On a humorous note I read a year or so ago of a warning label on a motor home that said that the motor home cannot drive without a driver steering it, apparently a man left the driver seat to do something assuming that the motor home would drive itself or something of that nature. We live in a world full of morons.The salesperson told him that cruise control was "just like autopilot." He sued and won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Originally posted by pgsrt-4: We live in a world full of morons.+ some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Harris92 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 The coffee lady at Mcdonalds was horrible too. How can you sue (and win) for pouring fucking coffee on yourself?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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