tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post8653422527174574290..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: "Wacky" WarningsCrabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-57143245677980624872008-01-24T18:25:00.000-05:002008-01-24T18:25:00.000-05:00Anonymous, I just have to say that's the best one ...Anonymous, I just have to say that's the best one yet.<BR/><BR/>Now I want the brand of jacket that CAN prevent avalanches!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-29917953373243744362008-01-24T18:02:00.000-05:002008-01-24T18:02:00.000-05:00I realize I'm way late to the party, but there's a...I realize I'm way late to the party, but there's a label on the inside of my winter coat warning me that while the reflective material on it will assist in me being found should I be buried in an avalanche, it will NOT prevent an avalanche. Gee thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56827391271890860942007-12-17T09:53:00.000-05:002007-12-17T09:53:00.000-05:00I still giggle when I buy a hairdrier as it always...I still giggle when I buy a hairdrier as it always says "do not use in the bathtub or shower"<BR/><BR/>If you need to put such silly labels on things... well ...shouldn't the people who need them just sort of be weeded out by them? <BR/>I think both wacky and zany are overused...like that record scratch sound they use in movie trailers...Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-797341651540785462007-12-16T16:41:00.000-05:002007-12-16T16:41:00.000-05:00Now that's a scary story. Clearly this guy read wa...Now <I>that's</I> a scary story. Clearly this guy read waaay too many of the Winnie the Pooh books when he was young. Literature is great, but it's no substitute for a little healthy paranoia.<BR/><BR/>And I like the idea of winning fame, glory, and prestige for thinking up a new name!The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-25971968093914389722007-12-16T15:24:00.000-05:002007-12-16T15:24:00.000-05:00Ah, well, there's always the prestige attached to ...Ah, well, there's always the prestige attached to being clever enough to come up with a fabulous new name for Mary...<BR/><BR/>The article about the fools climbing into the wild animal cages reminded the Bag Lady of the Japanese tourist in Banff or Jasper (National Parks in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta) caught smearing honey on his child's face so he would appeal to a bear. He thought the bear would lick it off and he could have a really a cool photograph to take home... Fortunately, someone stopped him before the bear got to his child. No cool photograph, but at least he still had a child to take home...the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-82316355998917779932007-12-16T15:08:00.000-05:002007-12-16T15:08:00.000-05:00Hey Reb,I like the idea of a contest. Except -- sh...Hey Reb,<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of a contest. Except -- shouldn't a contest offer a Fabulous Prize, like a weekend somewhere warm and tropical, with white sandy beaches and clear turquoise waters? Not sure that's in the budget :(The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-72836381193527902262007-12-16T13:10:00.000-05:002007-12-16T13:10:00.000-05:00Some of those are just plain stupid! I agree, the ...Some of those are just plain stupid! I agree, the "winner" is actually not weird at all. How drunk or stoned does a person have to be to climb a fence into a wild animal cage? <BR/><BR/>Mary, you need to run a contest to get ideas for a (oh, I could be pedantic here) new cooler name.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-39398683848651201982007-12-15T23:06:00.000-05:002007-12-15T23:06:00.000-05:00Man, I needed a good laugh. Thanks. LOVED the bit ...Man, I needed a good laugh. Thanks. LOVED the bit about 80 year olds playing in the trash. Way too funny. Ok, back to work after my much needed blog surf break :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619288792228194391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-28059276007056766912007-12-15T17:54:00.001-05:002007-12-15T17:54:00.001-05:00(The previous comment was written with my Vanishin...(The previous comment was written with my Vanishing Fabric Marker)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-67301091901914229232007-12-15T17:54:00.000-05:002007-12-15T17:54:00.000-05:00...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-23532511162653792652007-12-15T15:31:00.000-05:002007-12-15T15:31:00.000-05:00Katieo, I can just picture you at the mall chasing...Katieo, I can just picture you at the mall chasing down one of your adorable kids with a bag on his head... it's well, kinda zany!<BR/><BR/>And Liz, thanks so much for stopping by! You guys are doing a great job with the site, it's always informative and entertaining. Glad to see that Sara left Healthbolt in such good hands.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-5178959056581527552007-12-15T15:00:00.000-05:002007-12-15T15:00:00.000-05:00Hey Crabby, I might have beaten you to the punch b...Hey Crabby, <BR/><BR/>I might have beaten you to the punch by posting about the Wacky Warnings first, but you summed up the concept of wacky warnings so much better than I.<BR/><BR/>Think I'm gonna to learn a lot about writing from you.<BR/><BR/>Cheers from New Zealand and (<A HREF="http://www.healthbolt.net" REL="nofollow">Healthbolt</A><BR/><BR/>LizLiz Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299956618201427221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-4604485635258136092007-12-15T12:23:00.000-05:002007-12-15T12:23:00.000-05:00I hate the word wacky. Zany is ok to me only if it...I hate the word wacky. Zany is ok to me only if it is used in a ridiculously dry sarcastic way. <BR/><BR/>"do not put child in bag?" THat cracked me up! What about the kid unsnapping the bag and running around with it on their head. (I'm not speaking from experience or anything)katieohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339475353059389950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64701043811366690772007-12-15T10:32:00.000-05:002007-12-15T10:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for the birthday wishes, girls!!Thanks for the birthday wishes, girls!!the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-42839779168248067772007-12-15T10:31:00.000-05:002007-12-15T10:31:00.000-05:00Oooh, that sounds like something I should ask for ...Oooh, that sounds like something I should ask for on my Christmas list:<BR/><BR/>Dear Santa,<BR/><BR/>1 paraffin foot bath, with sock-thingies for both feet<BR/>1 paraffin hand bath, with mitt-thingies for both hands<BR/>1 minion to turn the pages (or read out loud while I lean back with my eyes closed feeling totally pampered and cosseted)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and 1 minion to feed me fancy chocolates while this is going on.<BR/><BR/>And happy birthday Bag Lady!The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-70251018521138032542007-12-15T10:21:00.000-05:002007-12-15T10:21:00.000-05:00Darn, that sounds very sensible. I'd prefer to th...Darn, that sounds very sensible. I'd prefer to think you were skiing barefoot, though then I'd feel obligated to warn you about frostbite.<BR/><BR/>And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Bag Lady!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-60594809149526264412007-12-15T10:11:00.000-05:002007-12-15T10:11:00.000-05:00Sheesh, haven't you gals ever had a pedicure or ma...Sheesh, haven't you gals ever had a pedicure or manicure? They dip your hands or feet in warm paraffin wax, cover with plastic bags and mitts and let it soften and moisturize your skin! Feels absolutely wonderful - very relaxing, and your skin feels great afterward. The Bag Lady thought you West Coast gals would be up on all the latest stuff...<BR/>(one thing the Bag Lady has discovered, though, is that it really isn't all that easy to do alone...hard to get that second plastic bag on your other hand...to say nothing of the mitt...and turning pages on the book you're trying to read is out of the question...)the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-88244880970517651862007-12-15T09:59:00.000-05:002007-12-15T09:59:00.000-05:00Hmm, paraffin wax foot baths--maybe it's so cold i...Hmm, paraffin wax foot baths--maybe it's so cold in Canada in the winter that people typically wax the bottom of their feet so they can ski whenever they want?<BR/><BR/>I'm with you, Mary, it's a mystery. But then my foot hygiene is limited to showers and the occasional toenail clipper once-over.<BR/><BR/>And paraffin is a hard word to spell isn't it?Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-57395097011100500322007-12-15T09:47:00.000-05:002007-12-15T09:47:00.000-05:00I was going to comment on wacky warnings, but I go...I was going to comment on wacky warnings, but I got distracted by the thought of a paraffin wax bath. Huh? Bag lady, what do you wash in paraffin wax? Your skis?The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-18685004567488615982007-12-15T09:38:00.000-05:002007-12-15T09:38:00.000-05:00The Bag Lady vaguely remembers (a few years ago) r...The Bag Lady vaguely remembers (a few years ago) reading somewhere that one company stopped producing ladders because there wasn't enough room on the ladder to print all the warnings!! WTF ever happened to common sense?<BR/><BR/>Have you noticed lately that every appliance you buy now has an inch thick instruction booklet because of all the warnings, and that it takes half an hour to get to the quarter page of instructions?<BR/><BR/>The Bag Lady's current favourite is a foot bath with the warning "Do not stand in foot bath - use only while seated" In other words, don't be soaking your feet while watching your favourite sport on TV - you might forget yourself and leap to your feet, splitting open the foot bath and electrocuting yourself!<BR/><BR/>This warning is also on a paraffin wax bath that the Bag Lady recently purchased. Huh?<BR/>One would assume someone was stupid enough to do this?! (It's HOT on the bottom, dumbass!!)the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.com