# It's Not An Urban Myth , It's True **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 20, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822 "2004-12-20T17:39:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/21 "2004-12-21T02:30:39Z")
I always thought it was amusing that when I worked at a supermarket, our plastic bags said “Do not give to children as a toy” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/22 "2004-12-21T02:44:59Z")
We used to have fingerprint ink at work that among its various warnings contained “avoid skin contact”. ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/23 "2004-12-21T02:45:04Z")
This is a little different, but bags of Kars nuts have a little “Did you know. . .” section on the back with facts about nuts on it. One of these facts is “Nuts are a natural food, not created in a lab.” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/24 "2004-12-21T03:12:45Z")
On a matchbook in my collection WARNING CONTAINS ADVERTISING KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/25 "2004-12-21T03:19:46Z")
After all of these warnigs on ordinary products, you’s think that they’d put one on the 1920’s style death ray. Damn thing nearly put my eye out! (Of course in the 1920’s they didn’t need warnings all over the place.) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/26 "2004-12-21T03:29:17Z")
“Various (PC) Computers / Keyboard not detected. Press F1 to continue” Why is this a stupid message? In assembling various computers, I have occasionally forgotten to plug the keyboard in, gotten this message, plugged it in, and pressed F1. Exactly as intended. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/27 "2004-12-21T03:31:26Z")
> [@Ellis Dee](#): > > “Various (PC) Computers / Keyboard not detected. Press F1 to continue” > > Why is this a stupid message? In assembling various computers, I have occasionally forgotten to plug the keyboard in, gotten this message, plugged it in, and pressed F1. Exactly as intended. If the key board _is_ plugged in, but _isn’t_ being detcted. :wally ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/28 "2004-12-21T04:22:08Z")
On claymore mines, one side says, “Aim toward enemy,” and the other side reads, “Do not eat.” Seriously. A friend of ours (and several ex-military folks The Cody knows) say it’s true, but it’s still so unbelievable. The Cody: How is it possible to be so hungry that you try to eat a claymore mine? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/29 "2004-12-21T05:35:59Z")
“Do not use toaster under water.” Duuhhhh, Okay! Yep, it was in the instructions. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/30 "2004-12-21T05:42:22Z")
> [@Silver Serpentine](#): > > On claymore mines, one side says, “Aim toward enemy,” and the other side reads, “Do not eat.” Seriously. A friend of ours (and several ex-military folks The Cody knows) say it’s true, but it’s still so unbelievable. > > The Cody: How is it possible to be so hungry that you try to eat a claymore mine? :dubious: Its probably not quite relevant, but some soldiers (esp. in Vietnam) made a habit of heating up their field rations by burning some C4. A favorite place to aquire said C4 was from claymore mines. From here I’ll quote Dunnigan from “Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War” > [@](#): > > C-4 is not particularly healthy if ingested, and there were a number of cases of “C-4 poisoning”. Thes occurred because C-4 residue would kling to a knife or to ones hands, and soldiers were often careless about using such implements to eat without cleaning them. … Don’t know if that’s the reason for the short warning, but hey! ---
**Author:** ![Rayne\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@Rayne\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rayne_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/31 "2004-12-21T07:25:29Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Given the fact that I don’t live with, and therefore would not expect, a heated towel rack, I think this notice is far from idiotic. well , a heated towel rail is just a sort of central-heating radiator, should we have warnings on them as well? ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/32 "2004-12-21T08:47:39Z")
We were eating soup at a restaurant yesterday when I noticed the little packets of crackers had warnings that “This product contains wheat.” OK, I know some people are allergic to wheat but still, duh! They’re crackers! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/33 "2004-12-21T09:16:10Z")
There are certain UK packets of peanuts that contain the legend **WARNING: SMALL CHILDREN CAN CHOKE ON NUTS** It’s nice that they’re taking the pedophile demographic into consideration. Sorry. I’ll set myself on fire right now and save the devil the job. ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/34 "2004-12-21T09:49:11Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > Old Spice Red Zone Deoderant / Use only on underarms. Sounds reasonable. Some people are bound to apply it to their nads otherwise. > [@Odinoneeye](#): > > I always thought it was amusing that when I worked at a supermarket, our plastic bags said “Do not give to children as a toy” Little kids have been known to suffocate after playing in plastic bags. Rexona deodorant for women–which comes in a slim, cylindrical can–has (or used to) bear the warning FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/35 "2004-12-21T10:00:00Z")
> [@wheelie](#): > > I first noticed this not long after McDonald’s got sued because their coffee is too hot. :rolleyes: If you’ve actually heard the details of that suit - I’ve seen them posted here - it wasn’t at all unreasonable or stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/36 "2004-12-21T11:07:20Z")
> [@Odinoneeye](#): > > I always thought it was amusing that when I worked at a supermarket, our plastic bags said “Do not give to children as a toy” Merry Christmas, little Johnnie. It’s a bucket 'o bags. Enough bags to last you oh about, well, how long can you hold your breath? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/37 "2004-12-21T12:50:50Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > After all of these warnigs on ordinary products, you’s think that they’d put one on the 1920’s style death ray. Damn thing nearly put my eye out! > > (Of course in the 1920’s they didn’t need warnings all over the place.) Actually, I have a deer rifle bought in 1964. The instruction manual contains ZERO warnings. Evidently they assumed the buyer knew the pointy end was dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/38 "2004-12-21T12:54:33Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > On my hairdryer: Do not use in shower. > > Uh…yeah. Because, I’ve got an electical socket in my shower. And I try to dry my hair whilst standing under a stream of running water. Didn’t you wonder why it was so hard to dry your hair that way, ya big dummy? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/39 "2004-12-21T13:18:48Z")
On the heating wrapper in which one microwaves a Hot Pockets brand sandwich when one wants to heat said Hot Pockets brand sandwich in order to eat it, as per the instructions, it states quite clearly: “Caution: Filling will be hot” Well, good! That’s what I wanted. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822/40 "2004-12-21T13:19:34Z")
I wasin a local junk shop, and was attracted to the display of nutcrackers…you know, those fancy wooden ones in the shape of soldiers, swiss farmers, etc. Only these were not the made-in-Germany expensive ones…these were made in Chna ripoffs, priced at less than $10.00. On the bottom was a label: “WARNING: For ornamental use only-may POISON food”! How do I go about sueing these guys…I think I poisoned my walnouts! Is psychi distress good grounds for a lawsuit? Also, I’ve been thinking about a warning label for bottles of liquore…how about this? “WARNING; Excessive Consumption of the contents may lead to excessive consumption of the contents”! Whaddaya think? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-an-urban-myth-its-true/280822.md?page=3)