Danger: Idiots at Work

Although the technological advancement of our society has increased dramatically within a relatively short amount of time, everything comes at a price (that’s what she said).  As the great George Carlin once said, “The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other going in opposite directions.”  In my opinion, this statement has become an indisputable fact in recent years.  New gadgets and tools make our lives easier, but they also tend to make us lazy and overly dependent.  It has gotten to the point now where people rely more on a cellphone than that tool they have between their two shoulders.  This dumbification process is visible in many aspects of life, and there are a wide range of examples that illustrate our devolution.  

One of my favorite indicators is the absurd warning labels that many products, or places, contain nowadays; while a majority of them seem too obvious to do anyone any good, it only takes one idiot to make the rest of us look bad.  The warnings almost always arise from issues/problems that real consumers have experienced; so when you see ”Do not Drink” on a bottle of bleach, that means some putz once had a hankering for a tall glass of Clorox.  So I perused Google images to find the best of the worst warnings, and there were many to choose from.  Here are my favorites:

Oh…so the chains do the sawing?  I was way off!!

But I want that Optimus Prime patch on my shirt right now!

So why do they have to call it an eye-ron?

¿Que?

This label is found on a female toy, and I’m not talking about a Barbie Doll…

Honorable mention:  Needless Sign, Washer Warning, Don’t Feed the Animals