Friday, September 26, 2008

Do you ever wonder...

Do you ever wonder why some products or companies come up with the most obvious warnings.

Here is the one I saw tonight.

Frozen product may stick to lips or tongue. Let warm slightly before eating.

Now that is what I want in an icecream bar that I have been saving all day as my treat. One that I have to let warm before I can eat it. Yum.

First of all, who sued this company because their tongue stuck to the ice cream bar? Secondly, the folks that need these kind of warnings obviously did not grow up in a cold area or ever have the adventure of having their tongue froze to the pole of the playground swingset. Now that is real tongue sticking there.

I guess I would have to think that maybe the makers of swingsets and slides, flag poles and bridges, etc. should now put warning stickers that state, "Tongue or lips may stick to flat surfaces if it is so cold outside that you can see your breath," because some youngster might spend most of recess stuck.

For some reason though, I don't think that the average child eats Weight Watchers ice cream bars. So, that would mean this warning is for a full grown adult who contributes to our society in some way, shape, or form.

Come on, people. Do you really need a warning that tells you that your tongue may for a split second stick to your icecream bar? Aren't there bigger things to worry about in the world?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

In pondering this myself I came to an even scarier realization... Ok, we KNOW that there are going to be "less brilliant" among us... but what baffles me is not the woman who sues McDonnalds for selling her coffee that's actually **gasp** hot! No, it is the lawer's and the judge's, who made it through HOW MANY YEARS of higher education to get to where they are!??!, who decided that it's not perfectly obvious, totally expected and highly desirable for your coffee to be HOT!!! Geeshhh... How did they ever pass the GSAT? or get accepted into law school, or get voted in as a sitting judge? These are supposed to be some of the brightest among us. This is what baffles me!!!

Arlene said...

This is what baffles me: Why did you put your tongue on a swing seat? Eeeuw.