Wacky Warning Label Contest

[Waldo]

A warning on a small tractor that reads 'Danger: Avoid Death' was named Wednesday as the United States' wackiest warning label by an anti-lawsuit group.

The Wacky Warning Label Contest, now in its 11th year, is conducted by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch as part of an effort to show the effects of lawsuits on product warning labels.

Kevin Soave won the £245 ($500) grand prize for submitting the winning label.

Second place went to a label on an iron-on T-shirt transfer that warns: 'Do not iron while wearing shirt.'

Third prize went for a label on a baby stroller featuring a small storage pouch that warns: 'Do not put child in bag.'

Contest organizer Bob Dorigo Jones said the silly labels reflect how broken America's civil justice system is.

'Predatory lawyers know they can file ridiculous lawsuits against innocent product makers and blackmail them into a cash settlement - even in cases in which a user has ignored common sense,' Dorigo Jones said in a statement Wednesday.

Those who oppose the contest said that while some warning labels may seem silly, even dumb warnings can save lives.

'Warning labels save lives, so it's shameful that this group would make fun of them in order to further its campaign to weaken our civil justice system,' said Kathleen Flynn Peterson, president of the American Association for Justice, a trial lawyers group.

Honorable mention went to Cyndi LaMonde of Traverse City, Michigan, for a label on a letter opener that says: 'Caution: Safety goggles recommended.'

New York State resident Ann Marie Young took the second honorable mention for a warning she found which cautions users: 'The Vanishing Fabric Marker should not be used as a writing instrument for signing checks or any legal documents.'

[Mike]

Only in America

I did notice that Calpol says on it "caution may make you drowsy, if affected do not drive or operate heavy machinery". ITS FOR KIDS
Mike...

[Waldo]

I must say that when you read the list of possible side-effects on medication it is also quite crazy - anti-depressants that "may cause suicidal tendencies" has always struck me as rather inappropriate, to say the least!