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marciratingsystem ([personal profile] marcicat) wrote2013-08-09 02:30 pm

thanks for clarifying

Last night, I put on some cream to (hopefully) reduce the itch from my mosquito bites. On the back of the tube, it says:

“Directions: Apply to desired area as needed.”

Which seems vague, though I suppose it is a multipurpose cream, and perhaps the company was trying not to be limiting.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, I was checking the new packaging for my morning beverage of choice, and noticed this key warning:

“This product is not intended as a substitute for sleep.”

Good to know! Thank goodness they cleared that up! Along with such classics as “do not open car hood while driving” and “fingerless gloves: not intended to cover fingertips,” I sense a book opportunity: “Hopefully Unnecessary FYIs For The Hopelessly Unprepared.”

Mirrored from The Marci Rating System.

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[personal profile] purplestripe66 2013-08-10 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. I never thought I could hear something that beats my lava lamp: "do not open. Do not drink."
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[personal profile] bluemeridian 2013-08-10 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for that entertainment. :P