Wacky Warning Labels

sunspot · May 21, 2008

I just bought my wife a portable DVD player. One of the warnings was, I swear, "Do not drive nail into battery pack".
Recken someone has a loose pack and a handy nail?

Bill41 · May 24, 2008

From my Kubota L48 operator's manual:
CAUTION To avoid personal injury:
Be sure to stop the engine before changing the oil

madpogue · Jun 12, 2008

Sign on the property of one of my wife's clients:

"If you can read this, you're in range."

(A few buckshot holes in it, for effect.)

Warning label on a bottle of sleep aid pills:

"Warning: May cause drowsiness."

Soundguy · Jun 16, 2008

One would hope they cause drowsiness. However I have seen a prescription warning on a sedative that said it could cause iritability and nervousness! go figure..

soundguy

Iplayfarmer · Jun 17, 2008

Soundguy said:
One would hope they cause drowsiness. However I have seen a prescription warning on a sedative that said it could cause iritability and nervousness! go figure..

soundguy

My 2-year-old was having a hard time falling asleep after we moved her to a big-girl-bed. We gave her a dose of benadryl for her "allergies" hoping that it would cause drowsiness.

It had just the opposite affect. That was a fun 4 hours of one silly, hyper, happy little girl who would just not fall asleep.

I guess that all things do not affect all people the same.

Soundguy · Jun 17, 2008

I believe I remember reading that benadryl can cause excitabiltiy in children..

soundguy

patrick_g · Jun 17, 2008

A spoonful of sugar will help the medicine go down.

Actually you can mix some syrup or several spoons full of sugar in some orange juice and mix with the benadryl.

Pat

N80 · Jun 17, 2008

Soundguy said:
I believe I remember reading that benadryl can cause excitabiltiy in children..

soundguy

That is correct. Not an issue with most. But it is with some and its particularly annoying since it usually gets used to achieve sleep and not bouncing off the walls.

Iplayfarmer · Jun 18, 2008

N80 said:
That is correct. Not an issue with most. But it is with some and its particularly annoying since it usually gets used to achieve sleep and not bouncing off the walls.

I had heard that too before the experience. At that point it was worth a try, though. The girl really did have mild seasonal allergies, so the doctor said. We just hadn't really felt it was bad enough previous to that to give her anything for it.

She's kind of a hyper one anyway, so I should have known. She sure was fun for that few hours.