Why? I often
wonder
by Ken Simm
Why
does it say on a bottle of sleeping tablets,
‘Warning may make you drowsy’? Glad
they told me.
Why
does it say on the peanuts they give you on
certain airlines, ‘Warning contains nuts’
and then underneath give instructions for use.
‘Open packet and consume’. Otherwise I
would have pushed them up my nose.
Why
does my wife own a photograph of a sign that says
‘Beware the edges of this sign are sharp!’
and another that states simply ‘Please do
not throw stones at this sign’?
Fish
from a local supermarket, contains fish.
When
they say ‘best ever tasting dog food’,
how do they know?
Why
do they advertise TV’s on your TV? Think
about that.
When
they say contains real perfume, as opposed to
what?
Why
did it once say, before someone obviously
noticed, underneath a box of chocolates,’ do
not read if box is open’? Oops too late I’ve
read it.
How
come it said on the side of a bus ‘can’t
read, then ring this number’?
I
know a sign that says this way to the Braille
clinic.
On
a DIY leaflet for laying a new felt roof at a
local DIY store, it states that this leaflet is
also available in Braille. They also have
leaflets for painting a wall and drawing plans in
Braille.
I
hear that an aquarium in our fair capital has a
list of exhibits in Braille underneath every tank.
Do
not enter when door is closed.
Paediatric
medicine ‘Suitable for children 0-5yrs. Do
not drive or operate heavy machinery after taking
this medicine.
Do
not iron whilst wearing this garment.
Serving
suggestion on a packet of sausages, a sausage
with a fork in it.
Get
free voucher when £10 spent in store, no
purchase necessary.
Why,
in an advertisement for hamburgers, when
comparing the size to a car did they have to say
‘not actual size’?
Why
did an examination board I once worked for
publish a Maths question paper in larger type for
the hard of hearing?
A B&B in Ireland had ‘En Suite Fishing’.
This
page is left blank?
I
could go on but why not fill the rest in
yourself?
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