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Macknu

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Posted: Sat, 6th Jan 2007 13:53 Post subject: The fun with usa	Quick Quote Quote

Well this years (2006) funniest warning label has been chosen: "A warning label on a washing machine at a laundromat that warns, “Do not put any person in this washer” " http://www.mlaw.org/wwl/ The worst thing though is when those damn labels come over here aswell, almost fun buying american made things And a nice quote about the american freedom: "This annual contest, and the new book, Remove Child Before Folding, give us a chance to tell the inside story of how our nation’s legal system has become so erratic that these types of labels are necessary” said Dorigo Jones.

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Posted: Sat, 6th Jan 2007 17:23 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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SpykeZ

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Posted: Sat, 6th Jan 2007 22:02 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

gotta love usa. I still loved this one comedian ragging on the warning label for cigarettes. It doesnt take common sense to know that cigs. are bad for your health, it's like putting a wanring label on a hammer and saying its going to hurt if your smash your face with it.

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nouseforaname
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Posted: Sat, 6th Jan 2007 22:05 Post subject:

SpykeZ wrote:

I still loved this one comedian ragging on the warning label for cigarettes. It doesnt take common sense to know that cigs. are bad for your health, it's like putting a wanring label on a hammer and saying its going to hurt if your smash your face with it.

disagree about the warning labels on cigarettes Wink

the entire range of health complications from smoking may be unknown to some, plus, it's good to have a reminder.

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Posted: Sat, 6th Jan 2007 23:40 Post subject:

nouseforaname wrote:

SpykeZ wrote:

disagree about the warning labels on cigarettes Wink

the entire range of health complications from smoking may be unknown to some, plus, it's good to have a reminder.

Exactly. Expecially for kids who grow up around smokers. They get to see the picture of the rotten gums, the lung picture.

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nouseforaname
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Posted: Sat, 6th Jan 2007 23:45 Post subject:

pistolshrimp wrote:

nouseforaname wrote:

SpykeZ wrote:

disagree about the warning labels on cigarettes Wink

the entire range of health complications from smoking may be unknown to some, plus, it's good to have a reminder.

Exactly. Expecially for kids who grow up around smokers. They get to see the picture of the rotten gums, the lung picture.

heheh this one was always my favourite Razz

there is a large amount of research showing the effectiveness of these ads as well, so they are hardly 'useless'
http://www.smoke-free.ca/warnings/research.htm

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X_Dror

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Posted: Sat, 6th Jan 2007 23:50 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Oh yeah cigarettes sucks. They really work on it here. 2 Years ago they showed us in school, lounges of a pig that was a "passive smoker" and in comparison, lounges of a pig that was perfectly healthy and they even pumped it in air . The passive smoking pig lounges looked like utter shit with black weird thingys on them and even some holes, and the healthy pig lounges just looked so much better. Smoking sucks.

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nouseforaname
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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 00:03 Post subject:

lol ... you mean lungs Wink

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6. a place for sitting, waiting, smoking, etc., esp. a large public room, as in a hotel, theater, or air terminal, often with adjoining washrooms.

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X_Dror

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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 00:14 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Oops yea lol.

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clragon

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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 00:40 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

yeah X_Dror I saw something similar, except it was human lungs preserved in a museum (Body Worlds) they had a healthy person's lungs beside a smoker's, and the smokers was all black and stuff... then there was a lung of a miner, that lung looked like it was coated with ore.. O.o

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nouseforaname
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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 00:46 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

goddamn, I waited too long to go to Body Worlds at the Science Centre ... so when we went to get tickets it was sold out asus z170-A \|\| core i5-6600K \|\| geforce gtx 970 4gb \|\| 16gb ddr4 ram \|\| win10 \|\| 1080p led samsung 27"

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clragon

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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 01:20 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

cool! you live in TO? Im in Burlington do you go to school/university? Body Worlds was pretty good, you saw a lot of stuff you would never see/imagine in real life they had a horizontally sliced body of a obese person, it clearly showed the fat on each slice... It made me reduce my fast food intake ever since lol...

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WaldoJ
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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 01:25 Post subject:

they have this super hero shit on right now.

I think.

I wanted to see it ever since I saw the add in the metro.

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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 02:03 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

They have body worlds here a little while ago. I missed it. If you missed it you might be able to find the d/l of the dvdrip. It was a well done doc. I thought. I still have it on my hd.

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nouseforaname
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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 02:23 Post subject:

clragon wrote:

cool! you live in TO? Im in Burlington Very Happy

do you go to school/university?

yeah, I live downtown around yonge/wellesley ... and yeah, I went to Waterloo (1st half of undergrad), Brock (2nd half of undergrad), and Western (grad school) ... Wink

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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 18:42 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

They have ridicuous signs and warning labels in almost every country... why pick on the USA?

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Macknu

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Posted: Sun, 7th Jan 2007 18:46 Post subject:

sTo0z wrote:

They have ridicuous signs and warning labels in almost every country... why pick on the USA?

Couse almost only usa have them, atleast that well spread as they have. Dont see any ridicoulus warning labels here more then on american imported things, some signs sure but most are up for joke.

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Posted: Mon, 8th Jan 2007 05:18 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Ever hear about the old lady who put her cat in the microwave oven to dry it. And she got millions from the manufacturer because it said nowhere that it was dangerous Also one guy sued McDonalds because he burned himself on a cup of coffee and there was no warning label on the cup. Don't know if these stories are true, but it wouldn't surprise me

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Posted: Mon, 8th Jan 2007 05:27 Post subject:

flappy wrote:

Ever hear about the old lady who put her cat in the microwave oven to dry it. And she got millions from the manufacturer because it said nowhere that it was dangerous Very Happy

Also one guy sued McDonalds because he burned himself on a cup of coffee and there was no warning label on the cup. Very Happy

Don't know if these stories are true, but it wouldn't surprise me Wink

The cat in the microwave is an urban myth. So many of them. Smile

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 10:52 Post subject:

pistolshrimp wrote:

The cat in the microwave is an urban myth. So many of them. Smile

Dunno for this specific case but I can tell you that there were true stories like that in France, with kids who microwaved their dog. ^^

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flappy

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 16:25 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Yeah, but if it ever happened in the US, people could sue... And win. Ridiculous system

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Siddhartha

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 18:48 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Manufacturers use these "ridiculous" labels to help prevent future lawsuits. It costs how much for a sticker with some writing on it? That way when the occasional idiot uses a product in a bizarre manner, the manufacturer can end the lawsuit nearly before it begins. The fact that European courts often limit damages to ridiculously low amounts doesn't make that system any better.

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 19:56 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

We don't sue somebody for every stupid action we take in europe. Some actions are self inflicted rather than the result of the product we've used. Like the label "don't use this lawnmover on your hedge"..I mean, you honestly need to write that on a label for somebody to know not to do it? Just plain stupid. And when that woman (or man) got burned on the coffee at MacDonalds in US and got millions of dollars..I mean, C'MON!!!! shitloads of new stuff in my pc. Cant keep track of it all.

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nouseforaname
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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 20:00 Post subject:

Siddhartha wrote:

Manufacturers use these "ridiculous" labels to help prevent future lawsuits. It costs how much for a sticker with some writing on it? That way when the occasional idiot uses a product in a bizarre manner, the manufacturer can end the lawsuit nearly before it begins. The fact that European courts often limit damages to ridiculously low amounts doesn't make that system any better.

Do you not think the USA has become overly litigious? You're a conservative, don't you think there should be more personal responsibility?

edit: I found an article that argues that all these lawsuits are more myth than reality... and it is perpetuated in order to instate lawsuit restriction legislation, thus shutting out big compensation for legitimate cases ....

http://www.aliciapatterson.org/APF2102/Mencimer/Mencimer.html

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 20:05 Post subject:

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And when that woman (or man) got burned on the coffee at MacDonalds in US and got millions of dollars..I mean, C'MON!!!! Rolling Eyes

Do you know that the (79 year old) woman tried to settle with McDonalds for just the cost of her medical expenses, and they rejected it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's_coffee_case

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 21:06 Post subject:

nouseforaname wrote:

Anthirs wrote:

And when that woman (or man) got burned on the coffee at MacDonalds in US and got millions of dollars..I mean, C'MON!!!! Rolling Eyes

Do you know that the (79 year old) woman tried to settle with McDonalds for just the cost of her medical expenses, and they rejected it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's_coffee_case

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Though there was a warning on the coffee cup, the jury decided that the warning was neither large enough nor sufficient.

ffs. how stupid can you be, hot = burn. The jury must been retards on coke. Whats enough? A monkey sitting next to you screamin "THE COFFE IS HOT!!!! DON'T SPILL ANY ON YOU!! DO YOU UNDERSTAND??"

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She placed the coffee cup between her knees and pulled the far side of the lid toward her to remove it. In the process, she spilled the entire cup of coffee on her lap.

Her own fucking fault, but good for her that she got "some" cash. Her grandchildren will be happy when she dies in a few years/months/days. Ye the coffe was maybe to hot, but why the fuck do she need millions to fix her old wrinkly skin anyways. Get pretty to all the guys wanting to date her? ye ye.

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 21:10 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

It is pretty damn fucked up to be able to sue someone over hot coffee. What these people are sueing over is their over damn stupidity. It should not be allowed. She sat soaked in the shit for 90 seconds? How dumb can you get. First instant reaction is to pull off those damn clothes and find some cold water if possible. Upcoming PC games 2009 and onwards Bravery is not a function of firepower.

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 21:13 Post subject:

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She sat soaked in the shit for 90 seconds? How dumb can you get. First instant reaction is to pull off those damn clothes and find some cold water if possible.

did she count the seconds btw?

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"Oh darn, I just spilled all that coffe in my lap, now lets see how long it will take to get some damage...1,2,3,4,5...90! Hell yeah! Now lets fucking sue those bastards..oh maybe I should take my pants of first"

sure she could have been a wheelie, who knows.

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 21:36 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

lol .. you guys are jerks making fun of an old lady like that. She was old and probably quite immobile (no wonder she didn't jump right up and change instantly like superman), and also spent 8 days in the hospital + 2 yrs treatment. It's an unfortunate event, hardly worth making fun of someone for. She obviously didn't have the insurance to cover the expenses. I don't really think they are at fault, but fuck, maybe Mickie Dees should have just paid the poor woman's medical expenses instead of taking their chances with a 'talented' lawyer who made a case. btw, she ended up with 600K, not millions asus z170-A \|\| core i5-6600K \|\| geforce gtx 970 4gb \|\| 16gb ddr4 ram \|\| win10 \|\| 1080p led samsung 27"

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Posted: Thu, 11th Jan 2007 21:46 Post subject:

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lol .. you guys are jerks making fun of an old lady like that. She was old and probably quite immobile (no wonder she didn't jump right up and change instantly like superman), and also spent 8 days in the hospital + 2 yrs treatment.

It's an unfortunate event, hardly worth making fun of someone for. She obviously didn't have the insurance to cover the expenses. I don't really think they are at fault, but fuck, maybe Mickie Dees should have just paid the poor woman's medical expenses instead of taking their chances with a 'talented' lawyer who made a case.

btw, she ended up with 600K, not millions Wink

..and since when did you become mr fucking sensitive? It's her own fucking fault thats she got it on her, it wasn't a McDonalds employee who ran up and squirted that shit on her . It was SHE who spillt that on her. Ok, the coffe was "too hot", but $589.000 for something she caused herself is just not right. Oh, and sorry. It was 600k "not" millions. My bad. Like it matters, still alot of money for something like that.

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