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I have my changed my system for labeling homemade freezer
meals. I used to carefully note in large clear letters,
"Meatloaf" or "Pot Roast" or "Steak and Vegetables or
"Chicken and Dumplings" or "Beef Pot Pie."
However, I used to get frustrated when I asked my husband
what he wanted for dinner because he never asked for any of
those things. So, I decided to stock the freezer with what
he really likes.
If you look in my freezer now you'll see a whole new set of
labels. You'll find dinners with neat, legible tags that
say: "Whatever," "Anything," "I Don't Know," "I Don't Care,"
"Something Good," or "Food." My frustration is now reduced
because no matter what my husband replies when I ask him
what he wants for dinner, I know that it is there waiting.
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Actual label instructions on consumer products:
1. On a blanket from Taiwan -
NOT TO BE USED AS PROTECTION FROM A TORNADO.
2. On a helmet mounted mirror used by US cyclists -
REMEMBER, OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE ACTUALLY
BEHIND YOU.
3. On a Taiwanese shampoo -
USE REPEATEDLY FOR SEVERE DAMAGE.
4. On the bottle-top of a (UK) flavoured milk drink
AFTER OPENING, KEEP UPRIGHT.
5. On a New Zealand insect spray -
THIS PRODUCT NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS.
6. In a US guide to setting up a new computer -
TO AVOID CONDENSATION FORMING, ALLOW THE BOXES TO
WARM UP TO ROOM TEMPERATURE BEFORE OPENING.
(Sensible, but the instruction was INSIDE the box.)
7. On a Japanese product used to relieve painful
haemorrhoids
LIE DOWN ON BED AND INSERT POSCOOL SLOWLY UP TO
THE PROJECTED PORTION LIKE A SWORD-GUARD INTO ANAL
DUCT. WHILE INSERTING POSCOOL FOR APPROXIMATELY 5
MINUTES, KEEP QUIET.
8. In some countries, on the bottom of Coke bottles
OPEN OTHER END.
9. On a packet of Sunmaid raisins -
WHY NOT TRY TOSSING OVER YOUR FAVOURITE BREAKFAST
CEREAL?
10. On a Sears hairdryer -
DO NOT USE WHILE SLEEPING.
11. On a bag of Fritos -
YOU COULD BE A WINNER! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
DETAILS INSIDE.
12. On a bar of Dial soap -
DIRECTIONS - USE LIKE REGULAR SOAP.
13. On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom
of the box)-
DO NOT TURN UPSIDE DOWN.
14. On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding -
PRODUCT WILL BE HOT AFTER HEATING.
15. On a Korean kitchen knife -
WARNING KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN.
16. On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights -
FOR INDOOR OR OUTDOOR USE ONLY.
17. On a Japanese food processor -
NOT TO BE USED FOR THE OTHER USE.
18. On Sainsbury's peanuts -
WARNING - CONTAINS NUTS.
19. On an American Airlines packet of nuts
INSTRUCTIONS - OPEN PACKET, EAT NUTS.
20. On a Swedish chainsaw -
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO STOP CHAIN WITH YOUR
HANDS.
21. On a child's superman costume -
WEARING OF THIS GARMENT DOES NOT ENABLE YOU TO FLY.
22. On some frozen dinners
SERVING SUGGESTION DEFROST.
23. On a hotel provided shower cap in a box
FITS ONE HEAD.
24. On packaging for a Rowenta iron
DO NOT IRON CLOTHES ON BODY.
25. On Boot's "Children's" cough medicine
DO NOT DRIVE CAR OR OPERATE MACHINERY.
26. On Nytol sleep aid
WARNING MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS.
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Bizarre News...
+----------- Bizarre Insurance Claim Statements -----------+
"I thought the window was down but found it up when I put
my head through it."
"The guy was all over the road. I had to swerve a number
of times before I hit him."
"To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck
the pedestrian."
"The pedestrian had no idea what direction to go, so I ran
over him."
"I was thrown from my car as I left the road. I was later
found in a ditch by some stray cows."
"I was unable to stop in time any my car crashed into the
other vehicle. The driver and passengers then left
immediately for a vacation with injuries."
---- Judge Boots Father From Watching Lego Competition -----
AKRON, Ohio - A father accused of pressuring his five children
to excel will not be allowed to watch his son compete in the
world Lego building contest. Judge James Williams issued the
order Tuesday when Thomas Lavery, 56, appeared for a pretrial
hearing on nine counts of child endangerment. Lavery, who has
pleaded innocent, did not contest the order. His son, John,
17, won a national Lego building contest in New York City in
May.
----------------- Bigamist or Bigamister? ------------------
Follow closely, this gets a little complicated. Katherine is
an Irish expatriate who used to be a man named Damien. She(?)
is married to a man in Norfolk, VA named Pat who used to be
a woman named Patricia. According to federal prosecutors,
Katherine is in the country illegally and changed her gender
to marry Pat who changed his gender to hide from his former
spouse, John Martin, whom he had never divorced. Since Pat
is still legally married to another man, his marriage to
Katherine is not binding, and now both of them are under
indictment for defrauding the Immigration and Naturalization
Service. If they're really unlucky the Feds might throw in
polygamy as well.
--------------------Pyramid Scheme------------------------
Two Michigan brothers decided that rising cremation
rates were outrageous. Their solution? To build a modern pyramid so
large that it will become a national monument with room for more than
300,000 human remains. Dan and Douglas Dudek want to return to a
classic design. Pyramids first were built 4,700 years ago as burial
crypts by the Egyptians and later were built in Central and South
America as well. The brothers recently received an U.S. patent on
their design for 18-by-18-by-21-inch plastic blocks that will be
tougher than steel and hold cremated remains as well as some personal
memorabilia. Most important, the patent includes the Dudeks' design
for grid-like ridges and grooves on the blocks so that they snap
together, like Legos -- so tightly that the pyramid is supposed to
defy centuries of vandals who could one day try to break in. It's too
early to set a price range, the Dudeks say, but an average unit in
their pyramid would cost about $3,000. [AP]
------- Shot in Head, Driver Goes to Police Station --------
LOS ANGELES - A man drove himself to a police station early
Monday after someone in a passing car shot him in the head,
police said. The 19- to 20-year-old was near 120th and San
Pedro streets about 1:20 a.m. when shots from a semiautomatic
handgun were fired from a red car. One bullet became lodged
between his skin and skull but did not penetrate bone, police
said. He calmly drove himself to the police station for help.
-------------------Revenge Isn't Always So Sweet----------------------
San Jose, California - What do you do when you are mad at
your girlfriend? Don't do what Herman Stetsman did. Herman,
an avid hunter, got his shotgun out of his closet and began
to bash in his girlfriend's windshield with the gun butt.
There was one problem, Herman forgot to unload the gun. It
accidentally discharged into his stomach. Herman was
pronounced dead on arrival at the nearby trauma center