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Signs
On a Plumbers truck : "We repair what your husband fixed."
On the trucks of a local plumbing company in NE
Pennsylvania: "Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber."
Pizza shop slogan: "7 days without pizza makes one weak."
At a tire shop in Milwaukee: "Invite us to your next
blowout."
Door of a plastic surgeon's office: "Hello. Can we pick your
nose?"
At a towing company: "We don't charge an arm and a leg. We
want tows."
In a non-smoking area: "If we see smoke, we will assume you
are on fire and take appropriate action."
On a maternity room door: "Push. Push. Push."
At an optometrist's office: "If you don't see what you're
looking for,
you've come to the right place."
On a taxidermist's window: "We really know our stuff."
In a podiatrist's office: "Time wounds all heels."
On a fence: "Salesmen welcome! Dog food is expensive."
At a car dealership: "The best way to get back on your feet
- miss a
a car payment."
Outside a muffler shop:
"No appointment necessary. We hear you coming."
In a veterinarian's waiting room : "Be back in 5 minutes.
Sit! Stay!"
At the electric company: "We would be delighted if you send
in your bill. However, if you don't, you will be."
In a restaurant window: "Don't stand there and be hungry.
Come on in and get fed up."
In the front yard of a funeral home: "Drive carefully. We'll
wait.
In case you
needed further proof that the human race is doomed through
stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on
consumer goods.
On a Sears hairdryer: Do not use while sleeping. ( and
that's the only time I have to work on my hair).
On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase
necessary. Details inside. (the shoplifter special)?
On a bar of Dial soap: "Directions: Use like regular soap."
(and that would be how?...)
On some Swanson frozen dinners: "Serving suggestion:
Defrost." (but, it's "just" a suggestion).
On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom): "Do not
turn upside down." (well...duh, a bit late, huh)!
On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after
heating." (...and you thought????...)
On packaging for a Rowenta iron: "Do not iron clothes on
body." (but wouldn't this save me more time)?
On Boot's Children Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or
operate machinery after taking this medication." (We could
do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we
could just get those 5-year-olds with head-colds off those
forklifts.)
On Nytol Sleep Aid: "Warning: May cause drowsiness." (and...
I'm taking this because???....)
On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or outdoor
use only." (as opposed to...what)?
On a Japanese food processor: "Not to be used for the other
use." (now, somebody out there, help me on this. I'm a bit
curious.)
On
Sunsbury's peanuts: "Warning: contains nuts." (talk about a
news flash)
On an American Airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions: Open
packet, eat nuts." (Step 3: maybe, uh...fly Delta?)
On a child's superman costume: "Wearing of this garment does
not enable you to fly." (I don't blame the company. I blame
the parents for this one.)
On a Swedish chainsaw: "Do not attempt to stop chain with
your hands (..was there a lot of this happening
somewhere?)
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