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Lecktor Hannibal
YOUR MOM
Join date: 1 Jul 2004
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05-31-2005 08:56
Did'ja ever wonder why you get that silica pack that says 'Do Not Eat' in a package of something you never intended to eat ?
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Frans Charming
You only need one Frans
Join date: 28 Jan 2005
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05-31-2005 09:00
Because it looks so yummy.
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Olympia Rebus
Muse of Chaos
Join date: 22 Feb 2004
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05-31-2005 09:03
Did'ja ever wonder why you get that silica pack that says 'Do Not Eat' in a package of something you never intended to eat ? I'm waiting for someone to injest it by snorting it or mixing it in his drink, then suing for damages because it only said "do not eat". Ever notice how coffee cups often say "Warning! This beverage is very hot"? I'm waiting for the day some idiot tilts his drink to read the warning, causing the scalding drink to spill into his (or her) lap _____________________
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Moopf Murray
Moopfmerising
Join date: 7 Jan 2004
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05-31-2005 09:04
I once came across a packet of nuts in a supermarket and, this is no word of a lie, it actually said on it "May Contain Nuts" (presumably for people who have nasty nut allergies, but still, it's kinda blindingly obvious).
These days "May Contain Nuts" seems to appear on just about everything, to exonorate the manufacturers just in case. _____________________
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Moopf Murray
Moopfmerising
Join date: 7 Jan 2004
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05-31-2005 09:05
I'm waiting for someone to injest it by snorting it or mixing it in his drink, then suing for damages because it only said "do not eat". Ever notice how coffee cups often say "Warning! This beverage is very hot"? I'm waiting for the day some idiot tilts his drink to read the warning, causing the scalding drink to spill into his (or her) lap Didn't somebody sue McDonalds because they scalded themselves on a hot coffee? Or maybe that was their apple pies. Vague recollections here, but I think they had to put bigger warnings on them. _____________________
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ZsuZsanna Raven
~:+: Supah Kitteh :+:~
Join date: 19 Dec 2004
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05-31-2005 09:33
Didn't somebody sue McDonalds because they scalded themselves on a hot coffee? Or maybe that was their apple pies. Vague recollections here, but I think they had to put bigger warnings on them. Yes, it was the coffee. But coffee is normally cold right?  _____________________
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Rose Karuna
Lizard Doctor
Join date: 5 Jun 2004
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05-31-2005 09:51
These days "May Contain Nuts" seems to appear on just about everything, to exonorate the manufacturers just in case. Ahhh... so that explains the warning "May Contain Nuts" on the Second Life Download page! I thought it just might have been another example of twisted Linden humor.  . _____________________
I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To
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Lecktor Hannibal
YOUR MOM
Join date: 1 Jul 2004
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05-31-2005 09:52
Ahhh... so that explains the warning "May Contain Nuts" on the Second Life Download page! I thought it just might have been another example of twisted Linden humor. . Is my picture there ? _____________________
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Lecktor Hannibal
YOUR MOM
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05-31-2005 09:53
Back on topic: Which is off btw ?
Did'ja ever wonder why an orange is? _____________________
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Rose Karuna
Lizard Doctor
Join date: 5 Jun 2004
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05-31-2005 09:54
Is my picture there ? Pfffft! You need to ASK? . _____________________
I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To
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Rebeccah Baysklef
Meow, Damnit
Join date: 22 Sep 2003
Posts: 114
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Time to rain on the parade. Nya!!
05-31-2005 10:00
Did'ja ever wonder why you get that silica pack that says 'Do Not Eat' in a package of something you never intended to eat ? Actually, I've gotten silica dessicant packs in quite a number of things intended for human consumption. Wasabi chips (like the kind you get at Whole Foods) and often times beef jerky..foods which need to stay dry and away from water, have these packs put in with them. So, in that situation, it actually makes sense to put in an additional "Do Not Eat." Now yes, these things come packed in electronics too, which need to in humidity resistant packaging. But I can just imagine the number of stupid people in the world who might suddenly think that they've started including small samples of pop rocks with their computer monitor and try to eat it if you don't specificly warn them otherwise. It's sort of like Wonko the Sane from So Long And Thanks For All The Fish, who correctly assumed the entire world had gone mad when he discovered a set of instructions in a box of toothpicks... |
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Lecktor Hannibal
YOUR MOM
Join date: 1 Jul 2004
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05-31-2005 10:01
Actually, I've gotten silica dessicant packs in quite a number of things intended for human consumption. Wasabi chips (like the kind you get at Whole Foods) and often times beef jerky..foods which need to stay dry and away from water, have these packs put in with them. So, in that situation, it actually makes sense to put in an additional "Do Not Eat." Now yes, these things come packed in electronics too, which need to in humidity resistant packaging. But I can just imagine the number of stupid people in the world who might suddenly think that they've started including small samples of pop rocks with their computer monitor and try to eat it if you don't specificly warn them otherwise. It's sort of like Wonko the Sane from So Long And Thanks For All The Fish, who correctly assumed the entire world had gone mad when he discovered a set of instructions in a box of toothpicks... Well yes I have seen them also in consumables, but that wasn't my question _____________________
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Lecktor Hannibal
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05-31-2005 10:01
Oh, and 42!
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Lianne Marten
Cheese Baron
Join date: 6 May 2004
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05-31-2005 10:04
Oh, and 42! That's what you get when you multiply 6 by 9, isn't it?  _____________________
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Colette Meiji
Registered User
Join date: 25 Mar 2005
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05-31-2005 12:05
Ahhh... so that explains the warning "May Contain Nuts" on the Second Life Download page! I thought it just might have been another example of twisted Linden humor. . LOL no, SL definitely contains Nuts or else we wouldnt need MUTE and BAN hehe |
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Rebeccah Baysklef
Meow, Damnit
Join date: 22 Sep 2003
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Mmmmm...floor pie.
05-31-2005 12:07
Well yes I have seen them also in consumables, but that wasn't my question I realized that about halfway through my post, which is why I explained the general stupidity of the human race in the second half of my post. Ah! If only Stupdity were an energy, and I foolish enough to dare harness it!! Oh wait..then I'd be a politician |
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Olympia Rebus
Muse of Chaos
Join date: 22 Feb 2004
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05-31-2005 19:35
... the general stupidity of the human race ...D Not that I'm any genius, but I find it ironic that we live in a world of modern convienances- electricity, lightbulbs, computers, the internet, jet planes etc... but most people couldn't invent such things on their own, or even explain how they work. _____________________
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Foulcault Mechanique
Father Cheesemonkey
Join date: 28 Mar 2005
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05-31-2005 19:51
Didn't somebody sue McDonalds because they scalded themselves on a hot coffee? Or maybe that was their apple pies. Vague recollections here, but I think they had to put bigger warnings on them. One up that. Friend of mine pissed off his girlfriend at Denny's one night. She opened his pants, took the coffee..... needless to say the treatment or part of it for this guy was removing the scab every week. Nothing like going to the doctor's on friday to get a crotch scab removed. Live flesh on live flesh and you can guess where the live flesh was located. _____________________
Foulcault
"Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it." "Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one. "Hello"" Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations. |
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Chance Abattoir
Future Rockin' Resmod
Join date: 3 Apr 2004
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06-01-2005 01:05
Didja ever wonder why donut "holes" are spheres? And didja ever wonder why donut companies are not sued for false advertizing when people buy donut holes because it's really the regular donuts that provide the "holes?"
Didja ever wonder why grape-flavored anything always tastes like purple and not grape? _____________________
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Jillian Callahan
Rotary-winged Neko Girl
Join date: 24 Jun 2004
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06-01-2005 02:20
Ever wonder why they're called "apartments" when they're all close together?
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Devlin Gallant
Thought Police
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06-01-2005 16:42
Yes, it was the coffee. But coffee is normally cold right? This coffee was hot enough to MELT her flesh! _____________________
I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
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Siggy Romulus
DILLIGAF
Join date: 22 Sep 2003
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06-01-2005 18:26
Didja ever wonder why there's only one word for Thesaurus?
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Foulcault Mechanique
Father Cheesemonkey
Join date: 28 Mar 2005
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06-01-2005 19:38
Didja ever wonder why you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway.
Didja ever wonder why you get in trouble at school for "being smart". _____________________
Foulcault
"Keep telling yourself that and someday you just might believe it." "Every Technomage knows the 14 words that will make someone fall in love with you forever, but she only needed one. "Hello"" Galen from Babylon 5 Crusade I'm moving this over to Off-Topic for further Pez ruminations. |
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Olympia Rebus
Muse of Chaos
Join date: 22 Feb 2004
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06-01-2005 19:42
This coffee was hot enough to MELT her flesh! This story always puzzled me. Thanks to an evil teakettle, I had the fun of scalding my arm with boiling water. The only treatment I sought was soaking my arm in cold water for 40 minutes. I got blisters, but no melting or anything dramatic, and it eventually healed without a scar. Did this lady have super-sensitive skin? Did she go home and enhance the burn with a hairdryer? Or does McDonald's have flesh melting coffee? _____________________
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Olympia Rebus
Muse of Chaos
Join date: 22 Feb 2004
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06-01-2005 19:43
Yes, it was the coffee. But coffee is normally cold right? Frostbite? _____________________
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