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Maybe some people in New York City take it upon themselves to disessemble horns as there is a fifty dollar fine for noise pollution, needlessly honking your horn in traffic, although I wonder if policement have time to stand around in traffic waiting for noise pollution perpetrators....
posted by
KaBooM62
on January 4, 2008 at 7:18 PM
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I believe we are becoming addicted to following instructions to the letter
Somewhere down the line of evolution we have come to expect the manuals to take into account every possiblitity. I have a hubby who is fond of breaking the rules, it is useful to have something in print to show him that it is not just me who thinks that what he is doing is dangerous and/or stupid!
happy 2008
posted by
lindo
on January 1, 2008 at 2:21 AM
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HAHAHA!
I was giggling so much as I read this, my hubby came out to see what was going on. I read the post aloud to him. Being a curious fellow, he went immediately to the car, and grabbed the instruction manual from the glove box. He's now sitting on the couch reading, looking for further idiotic instructions - I'm sure it will keep him busy for most of the afternoon.
Thanks for the laughs, and for providing my hubby with a "useful" project for the day!
posted by
Sira890
on December 31, 2007 at 11:06 AM
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You are absolutely right about this..I have read some pretty silly instructions in my Dodge package....I wonder if they do this to cover themselves from all liability...let's not overlook the obvious, some people are really that stupid...
posted by
Offy
on December 31, 2007 at 8:00 AM
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My favorite one I ever read
came from my doctor's office. It was one of those home stool sample kits and it came with a big envelope that said, in big red letters: "DO NOT MAIL THIS."
posted by
strat
on December 31, 2007 at 7:59 AM
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Naut
I thought those printed for computer software were the worst, but this takes the cake. LoL Happy New Year!
posted by
Justi
on December 30, 2007 at 6:26 PM
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Naut
I think instruction manuals in general are meant for village idiots. I bought a bread maker once and in its manual one of the burning questions was "What should I do if the power goes out in the middle of the process?" Like was that question necessary? Wouldn't someone have larger issues to contend with if the power went out? Who cares about the friggin dough.....
posted by
Troosha
on December 30, 2007 at 11:07 AM
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LOL, we must be incurable morons
Reminds me of some instructions on a milk packet. "To open, lift the flap, tear along the dotted line, then pour". Don't blame the Germans for calling us "Die dummen Schweden".
posted by
Ann_Onimous
on December 30, 2007 at 8:36 AM
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If it's not ok to honk the horn in this country is it ok to give an
unladylike sign as one tries to pass?
posted by
Kabu
on December 30, 2007 at 5:06 AM
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Because of size, this comment may not all fit on the subject line...
But it will probably fit in a Mazda. What the hell?
posted by
saul_relative
on December 29, 2007 at 8:56 PM
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Nautikos
I never honk my horn. I drive defensively and I am patient. Once I was tempted to honk at someone who went to sleep at the traffic light but I couldn't even find the horn because I don't use it. I do have a horn because every once in a while when getting out of the car, I manage to get my elbow on it. Then I am embarrassed when everyone looks around to see who is the idiot honking.
posted by
TAPS.
on December 29, 2007 at 8:37 PM
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Naut, Dadgum court systems had me attend anger management course for
testing my cars horn in rush hour traffic. The cops put three good size 9mm holes in the back of my car from using the wrong peddles (gas instead of brake) and my ex got mad when I pushed her out of the seat before I folded it down getting out of the car in a hurry to retrieve my 12 gauge shooting iron out of my golf bag. Total misunderstanding on their part.
IR(inmate number 962534)
posted by
I-R-William
on December 29, 2007 at 8:29 PM
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U o Now I am wondering if my car horn works...I'd better go check.
from me and you know who =^..^= woof!
posted by
Whacky
on December 29, 2007 at 8:09 PM
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A very entertaining write. Your blog is fun, I leave laughing and that is a good thing. sam
posted by
sam444
on December 29, 2007 at 7:20 PM
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posted by
afzal50
on December 29, 2007 at 6:32 PM
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