Safety Gone Mad

[Wizzo]

The following stories are all true.

Safety First in Britain

1. Recently, 118 local government councils conducted formal tests on their cemeteries' gravestones to see how susceptible they are to toppling over and hurting people.

2. In April, a circus clown performing in Liverpool was ordered not to wear his classic oversized shoes because he could trip and injure someone.

3. BBC producers, wielding a "telephone-book-size" set of safety precautions while making a recent adventure documentary, ordered Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (the first person to sail single-handedly and nonstop around the world) not to light a portable stove unless a "safety advisor" supervised. 

[cosworth151]

This should be a joke, but it's true.

I heard an advert for a brand name prescription drug on the TV last night. One of the warnings they gave was, "Do not take (drug name here) if you are allergic to it."

Gee, who'd have thunk it? 

[Ian]

On our washbasins at work, above the hot tap.......WARNING HOT WATER.  Der, I would never have guessed it.

[lkjohnson1950]

This is due to things like a lady in New Mexico who went through the drive-through at Mc Donald's, ordered a cup of coffee to go, attempted to drink it while driving, spilled it in her lap, and sued McD's because she was burned. The court agreed with her, saying that the coffee was TOO HOT!. She was awarded a large sum of money and everyone else drinks lukewarm coffee.

Lonny

[SalinaA]

How about when you buy a pack of nuts and the warning reads;

MAY CONTAIN NUTS!!!!!