2011 Wacky Warning Label Finalists Announced!
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 11:43AM Warning on dust mask: “Does not supply oxygen”
14th ANNUAL WACKY WARNING LABELS™ CONTEST:
2011 FINALISTS SELECTED
Finalist Photos Available at www.centerforamerica.org, www.bobdorigojones.com
ATLANTA/DETROIT, MAY 17, 2011: The internationally recognized Wacky Warning Labels™ Contest, now in its 14th year, has selected the 2011 FINALISTS! The top five finalists are:
“For gun only, not a functional day planner.”
A label on an advertisement for a leather handgun holder designed to look like a daily planner (submitted from Massachusetts)
“Does not supply oxygen.”
A label on a common dust mask. (Submitted from Texas)
“Warning: Avoid Drowning. Remove safety cover from spa when in use.”
A label on an outdoor hot tub cover (submitted from Wisconsin)
“Warning: The action depicted in this brochure is potentially dangerous. The riders seen are experienced experts or professionals.”
A bicycle brochure with pictures of small children riding their bikes (submitted from Michigan)
“Warning: Pen caps can obstruct breathing. Keep out of mouth.”
Instructions that come with a ballpoint pen (submitted from Michigan)
Contest creator Bob Dorigo Jones, bestselling author of Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever, has reached hundreds of millions of Americans in the past decade with the important message of the Contest – “Absurd and silly labels surround us in everyday places – because America has a lawsuit-happy culture that must be changed!”
Bob’s been talking about the Contest on his weekly radio commentary, “Let’s Be Fair!” and in his “Let’s Be Fair!” blog (www.bobdorigojones.com).
Hilarious and thought-provoking past winners include:
- “Remove child before folding” – on a baby stroller!
- “Never operate your speakerphone while driving” – on a hands-free cell phone product called the “Drive ‘N’ Talk”! (2010 Contest Winner)
- “Not for use on moving vehicles” – the warning on the “Off-Road Commode,” a portable toilet seat that attaches to a trailer hitch!
- “Danger: Avoid Death” – a warning on a small tractor!
- “Harmful if swallowed – a warning on a brass fishing lure with a three-pronged hook
- “This product moves when used” – a warning on a popular children’s scooter!
Last year, contest results reached more than 150 million Americans via international media coverage. Wacky Warning Labels™ is a project of The Center for America, a dynamic non-profit organization educating, motivating and empowering the American people to reduce barriers to free enterprise. See more about CFA and Wacky Warning Labels™ at www.centerforamerica.org.
Bob would love to talk to you about the Wacky Warning Label Contest and his observations about America’s lawsuit-happy culture. Please contact the media representatives listed above and we’ll make it happen.
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