For installation help...

[Kittish]

I know this section is generally considered the province of technical stuff, but it seemed the fitting place for this:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Kittishkatt/sink1.jpghttp://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Kittishkatt/sink2.jpg

Do I really need to say more?


Please forgive the poor quality of the photos, my phone's camera really isn't that great.

[Cai1987]

Is that...a manual and a tech support number...for a SINK STOPPER? Wow.

[underemployeed]

And some chainsaws say, "do not stop with hands, feet and/or genitals" but honestly, if you need that warning you probably shouldn't reproduce. I saw something else that was extremely common that even young children just entering school could figure out having detailed directions, just can't remember what

[lordlundar]

And some chainsaws say, "do not stop with hands, feet and/or genitals" but honestly, if you need that warning you probably shouldn't reproduce.

I'd say if you need those directions, the reproduction problem has taken care of itself.:lol:

[thehuckster]

Best. Tech support job. Ever.

[sms001]

Best. Tech support job. Ever.

I don't know thehuckster. The only saving grace might be that if they can't figure out a stopper, they may be unable to dial a phone, so you'd have plenty of free time. But GK's Pants People manage to call, so....

On a related note, all our chems at work now have very large lettering (second only to the name itself) warning 'Do Not Drink.' I found this amusing in and of its own, but just yesterday thought about the target audience: Those tempted to drink window cleaner, BUT who can read and follow instructions. I'm guessing that Venn diagram has a pretty shallow intersect.

And nice catch Kittish - I chortled.

[Moirae]

Wow, the sheer fact that anyone thought this was needed proves how stupid the population has become. Idiocracy here we come.

[Amadan]

That puts me in mind of the exam our maths teacher used to give us once in a while. At the top would be the instructions, Read the whole paper before answering any questions.

At the bottom of 3 pages of differential equations etc.... No not answer any questions, fill in your name at the top and hand back to the teacher.

:)

Mind have you never seen a packet of peanut M&Ms - "Warning may contain nuts".

[dalesys]

They haven't gone nearly far enough.

They need to add at one warning:

"Do not insert in any personal orifice." :D

[Evandril]

Best. Tech support job. Ever.

You mean you'd *want* to deal with anyone who'd need to call that number? :eek: My brain cells are trying to flee just thinking of them!

[thehuckster]

You mean you'd *want* to deal with anyone who'd need to call that number? :eek: My brain cells are trying to flee just thinking of them!

From an entertainment standpoint, I'd love it.

User: "So where do I put this this thing?"
Me: "Ok, are you beside your sink right now?"
User: "Yes."
Me: "Okay, good. Now look at the very bottom of the sink, do you see the hole?"
User: "I don't see a hole."
Me: "Okay, is there any water in the sink?"
User: "No."
Me: "Are you sure? Sometimes--"
User: "Look, I already told you, there's no water in the sink! Where's the hole?"
Me: "Please describe the sink."
User: "It's large, rectangular, and it has milk and cheese inside, no water."
Me: "Ah, there's where the confusion is. You're looking at the refrigerator."
User: "Well, excuse me! I don't know these technical terms."
Me: "I know, I understand it can be difficult to know everything about your kitchen. Now, let me show you where the sink is..."

[protege]

Wow, the sheer fact that anyone thought this was needed proves how stupid the population has become.

That's because *society* is the problem. Instead of coddling idiots, we should be screaming "Look you fucking moron..." at them. But, nobody has the balls to do that. That's why stupidity isn't going down. By *rewarding* stupid people (be it through lawsuits, after they've injured themselves doing something stupid), or marketing to people dumber than they are (Paris Hilton, for example), we're adding to the problem. I'm all for removing warning labels, and letting the problem take care of itself.

OK, rant over :p The only way I could see a tech manual for a sink stopper...would be if some sort of gasket was required, or if you had to modify the opening a bit. Otherwise, are you kidding me?

[Raveni]

So, how many people on this thread have called that number?

[Ironclad Alibi]

So, how many people on this thread have called that number?

I didn't call that number, but I visited their website. I couldn't find the sink stopper.

[Bandit]

Just remember for every "duuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr" warning label and "Do you actually have a pulse and measurable brain function?" phone number, there is a Darwin winner (or future candidate) responsible for it.

:banghead:

I say take 'em all off and let Darwin run wild through the id10ts. :devil:

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[Syriilord]

And some chainsaws say, "do not stop with hands, feet and/or genitals"

And some Superman costumes say "does not enable the wearer to fly" :lol:

:cry:

[Andara Bledin]

And some Superman costumes say "does not enable the wearer to fly"
Wait. Shouldn't that be on the Greatest American Hero costume?

(I am so totally dating myself :p )

^-.-^

[Syriilord]

(I am so totally dating myself :p )

^-.-^

How do you split the check at the end of dinner? :rimshot:

[Andara Bledin]

How do you split the check at the end of dinner? :rimshot:
Why, straight down the center, of course. ;)

^-.-^

[Geek King]

Wait. Shouldn't that be on the Greatest American Hero costume?

(I am so totally dating myself :p )



Nah, he flew fine; it was the landing he had trouble with. He lost the instruction manual before he read that far, you see. :D

[Andara Bledin]

Nah, he flew fine; it was the landing he had trouble with. He lost the instruction manual before he read that far, you see. :D
Well, he needed a kid to tell him how to do the getting off the ground part, too, and even then, he still had some issues.

But I was talking more about how the suit is what gave him the powers, unlike with Superman, who was born that way.

^-.-^

[EricKei]

Mind have you never seen a packet of peanut M&Ms - "Warning may contain nuts".
Well...peanuts aren't nuts ^_^ But they ARE frequently processed in the same factories as actual nuts, and many people have allergy issues with one or the other. I can see a warning like that at least *technically* making sense. The ones that say the same exact thing on tins of MIXED NUTS -- like cashews, walnuts, and the like? Uh-uh. No excuse there. Then again, I expect they agree about how stupid it is, and have no choice in the matter ;)

It's right up there with the "do not sleep in" signs on dumpsters and cardboard compactors that can squeeze over a TON of the stuff down to a 5-foot high bundle, or the flimsy plastic paint tray on a ladder that says "not a seat" >_<

People have done these things, apparently. Often. Sad.

[Shalom]

But I was talking more about how the suit is what gave him the powers, unlike with Superman, who was born that way.

It's worse than you thought.

The warning was on a BATMAN cape.

I could understand some imbecile thinking that a Superman costume could give him the ability to fly in any direction other than straight down, but Batman can't fly to begin with...

[Andara Bledin]

I could understand some imbecile thinking that a Superman costume could give him the ability to fly in any direction other than straight down, but Batman can't fly to begin with...
Actually, that depends on his cape.

While technically he can't actually fly, he does have glider capes, and I could totally see someone who wasn't quite all there, or was otherwise just an idiot thinking that they could do the same thing with a costume.

^-.-^

[Moon]

As far as the peanut thing... I remember a few years ago I bought a jar of peanuts that were clearly labeled PEANUTS, and even had the peanut guy with the top hat, cane, and monocle on it too and a warning label. Warning: Contains PEANUTS. Really?? You mean there's PEANUTS in a jar of PEANUTS?

[BeeMused]

Mind have you never seen a packet of peanut M&Ms - "Warning may contain nuts".

Oh I found that on the first page of a Terry Pratchett novel... and indeed, I found all sorts of nuts :p

[Chromatix]

That's a particular type of sink plug, which can let the water out while still catching vegetable bits, and those can then be tipped out without having to root around in the drain.

Instructions for fitting it would potentially involve removing the original drain fitting and replacing it with one that exactly fits the new plug - which is a borderline plumber job (it's easy enough if there are screw fittings and a bit of DIY know-how). With a standard drain fitting, there's nowhere for the catch and it wouldn't seal properly.

[EricKei]

With a standard drain fitting, there's nowhere for the catch and it wouldn't seal properly.
It sounds to me like the people who make the sink plug are also in the drain fitting business...