You’ve heard, and perhaps seen, enough silly warning labels. You know, the tag on the curling iron that reads “For external use only.” That sort of stuff. Blame it on our overlawyered society.
I took a photo of another silly warning label I saw in the open bow of the S.S. Badger, a Ludington-to-Manitowoc passenger service ship. (That’s Michigan to Wisconsin, for those unfamiliar with the western Great Lakes). The plaque says “Please . . . do not hold children above or over the rails. They may fall overboard.” The Badger is a 7-story high ship that travels the open waters of Lake Michigan. You’d think that parents would not hold their children over a ship railing far above the water, or if they did, they would face criminal charges for child endangerment. Is this plaque a sign of litigation fear only, or a testimony to human stupidity as well?
- Don’t be like Michael Jackson!