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No $#!+ Sherlock

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Firstly, I accept that things like peanut allergy, which can kill, require product labelling which covers every possible level of human stupidity and for bars of peanut brittle to carry the warning, "Contains nuts". However ...

A 50g tin of ASDA anchovy fillets in olive oil also carries the following revelation to everyone who decided to mess around in their home economics classes: "Contains fish".

No $#!+ Sherlock. Any other examples of the bl**ding obvious?
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  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    Milk at Tesco: 'Contains milk'.

    You would be surprised how many people don't know what anchovies are! x
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  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
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    Sleeping tablets which say, "May cause drowsiness"
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • chuckles1066
    chuckles1066 Posts: 2,670 Forumite
    Having been sued for millions by one of the braindead morons who infest our planet, McDonalds now add the helpful information to their flame-grilled burger packaging "warning - product may be hot".

    Hint: the clue's in the words "flame-grilled" :confused:
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  • Blacksheep1979
    Blacksheep1979 Posts: 4,224 Forumite
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    lasagne from m&s - contains meat...
  • Becles
    Becles Posts: 13,184 Forumite
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    Baby Tixylix advises it may cause drowsiness so the patient shouldn't drive or operate machinery :rotfl:
    Here I go again on my own....
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
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    Becles wrote: »
    Baby Tixylix advises it may cause drowsiness so the patient shouldn't drive or operate machinery :rotfl:

    Thats not fair, all kids should be able to play with their Tonka Toys. My son loved the diggers, shame he would not have been allowed to use it.:D
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • sarahg1969
    sarahg1969 Posts: 6,694 Forumite
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    I have a sling which I bought from the USA which states something like "child must be removed before placing in the washing machine". :p
  • pulliptears
    pulliptears Posts: 14,583 Forumite
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    I had some pills for my dog before christmas that came with the warning

    "May cause drowsiness, do not drive or operate machinery"

    So should you ever see a small Westie careering down the road in a renault clio you know why ;):D
  • Noctu
    Noctu Posts: 1,553 Forumite
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    One of my favourite Lee Evans quotes:

    Lee Evans: I swear, the other day I bought a packet of peanuts, and on the packet it said "may contain nuts." Well, f**king YES! That's what I bought the b*ggers for! You'd be p*ssed off if you opened it and a socket set fell out!
  • darwin-rover
    darwin-rover Posts: 510 Forumite
    Pretty much every Tesco product that is fish derived , including battered fish and frozen fish steaks , says on it - Allergy Advice , Contains Fish .
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