Never use your hairdryer in the bath or under the shower?

I've read quite a lot of those patronizing instructions. I bought some rope to use as clothesline and it came with instructions!!!!! Yeah, really... rope. I think you'd have to be pretty darned stupid to not know how to use rope. I've seen those instructions on hair dryers, too. I think, "How in the world could anyone be so stupid as to try using their hair dryers in water?" But, there are people out there that stupid. Believe me, I've known a few! Also, these days it seems that everybody is suing everybody so the manufacturers are only covering their butts with those instructions. They can't be sued by the idiots who try to wash and dry their hair at the same time as long as they have those instructions and warnings on their packaging. I can see the reason for it. I just have a hard time realizing that there really are people out there who are that stupid.

I've seen one which said never jump on the fence. I can't imagine what that's like..should be never jump over the fence or never get near to the fence..lol

Hi Thea.. We have a kiddie pool, its not more then 3 inches of water deep. it says not to dive into this pool because it could result in severe injury.. WHO the HECK is going to dive into 3 inches of water.. If they are dumb enough to do so, i doubt they could read the instructions and comprehend them!!

Thanks for the reminder,Thea!..It's been a while since I checked out the Darwin Awards Website! That's probably where most of the contenders for a "Darwin" got started,doing something dumb like a "Wash and Dry" under a shower!

hi thea oh I love that one he he he. as if we were going to blow dry our hair while taking our showers whee. or how about the frozen dinner that says be careful when taking this out of the microwave oven it willbe hot duh? or turn off computer before putting in this part so yu will not get shocked again duh? or the new knife says caution edge is sharp may cut you again a double duh?

Hi thea - I came to know of this thru one of Sidney Sheldon's books and not thru instruction manual. . And now that u mention it, I will be reading most of the instructions studiously I suppose. :) In any event, I dont think I would have ever tried that. I do realize what can happen when an electrical gadget and water come into contact!

How about a message ( DO NOT EAT ) on a silicon package found in your shoes. Yea, I really want to try eating that!

Any New Product you Purchase Comes With Instructions .. Are you Not Aware .. These Books Are Not for Idiots Thea .. Just to Familiarize The Product to new Customers These Hand Books with Instructions Are Provided .. I Go through them If I Can Learn Something What I Can't understand .. I Think Your Questions Were Answered ..

On my sun shield for my car...it says....please remove before driving the car....I mean like you can't see out the windshield! But I imagine somewhere along the line someone has done it and sued them....weird!

Some of my favorites are found on hair spray, shaving cream and Preparation H. On the hair spray and cans of shave cream "do not use near open flame". DUH!!! As the lady goes into work with no hair...I was cooking breakfast and spraying my hair to keep it in place! Prep H has the warning "Not to be taken internally". Humm, those people busily kissing their bosses A$$ had better be careful and not suck on the tubes of Prep H that the boss stuck up his butt. Like on some packages of razors: Not for use by small children. You think that people are smarter than needing these instructions...but after following a woman down a very dangerous section of freeway that was under construction and limited to two lanes going each direction, I learned otherwise. She was going 80 mph, eating breakfast, applying make up, then doing her hair and talking on the cell phone and finally after she finished with her hair and still while on the cell phone she started to apply mascara! I did a LOT of praying on that trip as it was rush hour and it was a well traveled highway!

I can't think of anything really right now. That was funny though! I guess any packaging material comes to mind. Especially the little packets of stuff. I know that adults know not to eat it, when it comes to kids, well who's going to be stupid enough to give a kid a non edible packaging material?

Unfortunately I never read those instructions or tags that are attached to the products..I go right to "how to put together" sections..lol...but I will be a little different here...they now have a bumper sticker on all the school buses over here for people like me who didn't know...."This bus stops at all Railroad Crossings". If I had known that before, I wouldn't have plowed into the rearend of one when it stopped short at the crossing..lol; So, some instructions are good! lol

you've probably heard this one before but packet of sleeping pills - warning, may cause drowsiness'

Good morning thea...Well it is morning time here right now..Thanks for the laugh. I needed that this morning to wake me up...I really can't think of any right now but maybe I will and come back to post then. I just had to say something to you and of course thank you for the laugh. You are right with the stupid warnings on some products..Have a nice day...

Darn that blows my whole night ! This all sounds logical to us ,but if you watch the news its easy to see, many know nothing about common sense.I worked for a doctor one time that had no idea how to make a cup of instant coffee And that's only the tip of the ice burg.People here are often ignorant idiots by choice.

LOL You know if it's there someone has done it. I like the warning on my coffee cups from fastfood places and gas station "Warning, contents are hot".

Hi ya thea09 I guess there are some really dumb people out there that really do need telling!! On a packet of salted peanuts I once read that it said 'this product may contain nuts', nah you don't say!!

The really sad part is that they probably had to put that warning on there because some moron actually tried to do that. I noticed on cans of Dr. Pepper there is a warning that the contents are under pressure and not to open it too close to your face. I can only imagine the law suit that brought that one on. Thanks for the intertaining discussion.

It is probably due to someone trying to sue them because they didn't put a warning on it. Personally, if someone is so stupid as to need that kind of instruction then we probably don't want them in the gene pool anyway!

This is so interesting. I once saw a label of a flat iron which says "Do not iron clothes on body". My sister also told me about this but I dont know if it's true or if she was just joking, it's from a superman costume and it says "This product doesn't enable you to fly". Lol