Product Warnings Just Kill Me!

[martha]

Bowlwoman:

> My favorites are the drug company commercials touting a "new wonder 
> drug" for whatever is the in vogue ailment.  I know they have to 
list 
> the side effects, but some of the side effects are worse than the 
> disease/problem itself.
> 
> May cause stomach irritation, cirrhosis of the liver, your toenails 
> to turn blue and possibly even asphyxiation.  But your allergies 
will 
> go away!

To which Martha adds:

My favourite of these has to be the leaflet inside a packet of 
antidepressants which came with the warning "side effects may include 
involuntary lactation [!!!], liver disorders, epileptic seizures, 
tearfulness, depression, suicidal tendencies and death". So why take 
the antidepressants? ;-)

A few years ago I came across a list of *stoopid* instructions in a 
magazine (can't for the life of me remember what magazine it was). A 
couple that I remember that made me laugh:

On a children's Superman cape -  "wearing this garment does not 
enable you to fly".

On the packaging for a Swedish-made chainsaw: "do not attempt to stop 
chain with hands or genitals".

Anyway, should be working on essay. Huh.

~Martha, Punk House-Elf extraordinaire