Compliance

I take lessons from my cats who do not believe in compliance. You say "Here, Kitty, Kitty". They look at you like you are insane. You say "Not in my lap right now". The cat jumps up.

As I type this, Minou is giving me additional lessons in non-compliance. She REALLY wants to be in my lap!

Sometimes I open the cereal box from the bottom. And don't edit to fix typos. And once I caught myself doing 56 in a 55 zone.

I'm learning. The cats haven't given up on me yet!

Completely unrelated- Have you ever noticed that a child is the only person in the world that can open a child proof bottle???

Edited for the heck of it!

one of those sicko, long-haired, freaky-type, anti-establishment people from the 60's. LONG LIVE NON-COMPLIANCE!!!!

Ok, I'm back to my normal, routine self now. Gee, what a flashback. :^0

That's it.

Tonight, I go home, and rip off ALL the tags on my mattresses, pillows , and couches.

I will build a pile from this ripped off tags on my front lawn. I'll then set them on fire!

Just another sign of the man keeping us down!

is more the norm here.
people have literally said to me:
"Laws are made to be broken"

my response:
"Lawbreakers are meant to be killed at will" ]:)

Pre-sliced cheese, bah, poppycock. Back in my day we had to slice our own cheese, with a blunt knife and we didn?t have metal, all our knives were made from wood.

On a more serious note, warning labels are just going overboard. Where I grew up (in a mining town) someone (a not to bright someone) backed into a light post in a company car. He got off, his defence was "there was no signs warning him about the post". Needless to say there was a "warning pole" sign up on every light post in that car park.

Another favourite is on a superman costume for 5 year olds "this suit does not enable a child to fly".

But as the overly oppressive slice of cheese Tony, resist, resist with every fibre of your being. One day we shall be able to open cheese wherever we wish.

And just how was the sandwich, I hope it tasted as good as your defiance.

I support anyone choosing to "act out" by opening cheese in the living room instead of the kitchen. I can RELAX being around people like that.

Now, if you start opening the other end of the cheese, you'd better see a shrink and get some professional help! :^0

when I first met a British Corned Beef tin.

You know, those ones where you have to take the key off the bottom of the tin, hook the strip of metal from the side into the key, and then wind it all the way around the tin....

then try to prise out the corned beef in one piece so you can slice it....

not great big lumps and chunks, covered in the blood from my fingers.

It's a family joke that I'm no longer allowed anywhere near a corned beef tin, the first four times of opening putting me into A & E!

Before anyone thinks I don't know, I DO know that you can open these with ordinary tin openers.... but the arthritis makes doing that on the smaller side a bit dodgy, too!

And as for whoever invented tetracartons, and intended them to be opened without using scissors.....

you gotta be joking.

Not a catin'ells chance, pal. Never succeeded yet.

And while I'm on a moan-roll, what it is with carrier and plastic bags that makes them so damned hard to open so you can actually put stuff in 'em?? What's with that? Why can't I do that either??!!

Okay, Okay, I know - I'm a lost cause ! :p

Open here? I'd open it anywhere if only it would let me
(no DE's implied or intended, jd!)

]:)

GG

On my hair dryer- "Do not use while showering or bathing".

Or my clothes iron- "Only use on hard, heat resistant surfaces". Well darn! I prefer to iron my clothes while I am wearing them!

How about this one on a curling iron- "For external use only". Hmmm. Have to think about that for a bit...

Some more stupid warnings...

"Do not use while sleeping." -- On a hair dryer. That one would be difficult to explain...

"Do not use while sleeping or unconscious." -- On a hand-held massaging device. No comment.

"Do not place this product into any electronic equipment." -- On the case of a chocolate CD in a gift basket. And I thought that chocolate was a multi-functional thing!

"Recycled flush water unsafe for drinking." -- On a toilet at a public sports facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan. AAARRRRGGGGHHHH!

"This product not intended for use as a dental drill." -- On an electric rotary tool.

"Caution: Do not spray in eyes." -- On a container of underarm deodorant.

"Do not drive with sunshield in place." -- On a cardboard sunshield that keeps the sun off the dashboard. You have to SAY these things?

"Caution: This is not a safety protective device." -- On a plastic toy helmet used as a container for popcorn.

"Do not use near fire, flame, or sparks." -- On an "Aim-n-Flame" fireplace lighter.

"Do not eat toner." -- On a toner cartridge for a laser printer. This is good to know...

"Not intended for highway use." -- On a 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow.

"This product is not to be used in bathrooms." -- On a Holmes bathroom heater. What did I miss here???

"May irritate eyes." -- On a can of self-defense pepper spray. Good!

"Caution! Contents hot!" -- On a Domino's Pizza box. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the by-product of a lawsuit. Same comment goes for the one below...

"Caution: Hot beverages are hot!" -- On a coffee cup.

"Warning: May contain small parts." -- On a frisbee. Huh???

"Do not use orally." -- On a toilet bowl cleaning brush. Now I am truly worried.

"Warning: Do not use on eyes." -- In the manual for a heated seat cushion.

"Do not look into laser with remaining eye." -- On a laser pointer. Do they know something?

"Do not use for drying pets." -- In the manual for a microwave oven.

"For use on animals only." -- On an electric cattle prod. Darn- and I thought using on the boss would be a good idea...

"For use by trained personnel only." -- On a can of air freshener. Where do I get the training?

"Keep out of reach of children and teenagers." -- On a can of air freshener.

"Remember, objects in the mirror are actually behind you." -- On a motorcycle helmet-mounted rear-view mirror.

"Warning: Do not climb inside this bag and zip it up. Doing so will cause injury and death." -- A label inside a protective bag (for fragile objects), which measures 15cm by 15cm by 12cm. I don't think BARBIE could get inside that bag!

"Do not use as ear plugs." -- On a package of silly putty. Right. Play-Doh is better...

"Not for weight control." -- On a pack of Breath Savers. Well darn! There goes the diet!

"Twist top off with hands. Throw top away. Do not put top in mouth." -- On the label of a bottled drink.

"Do not use intimately." -- On a tube of deodorant. Reaching now, aren't they?

"Warning: has been found to cause cancer in laboratory mice." -- On a box of rat poison.

"Fragile. Do not drop." -- Posted on a Boeing 757. Riiiight...

I guess if those two phrases are numbered 1 and 2 then I guess you have to do number one first and then do number two. (DE) Of course, some people do number two first and then number one. :^0

Anyway, maybe they presume you will follow the numbers???? :)

I love the ones for sleep aids, that warn that the drug may make you "drowsy". Well, I certainly hopes so! And why would some maroon take two sleep aids, and then go get into the cab of a heavy-equiptment vehicle? Who takes a nap in the front seat of a steam roller?

And what male here hasn't chuckled when the warning comes if you take an "Erectile dysfunction" drug- "If erection lasts more than 4 hours, get immediate medical help."

I know if I ever have to use one of those drugs, I'm gonna wait until the 3:50 mark before I call 911.

I saw that!

Dang Volunteers.