HotMagma 0 Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 On the TV just now there was a very helpful guide as to "how to use an air conditioner". In it, I learnt the following very useful tips that I feel I should share with you: - it is a waste to keep an air conditioner turned on when you are not in the room. It saves money by turning it off; - the room doesn't get as cold if you set the temperature higher, and saves you money. Useful don't you think? I am thankful for hearing this advice, as I wouldn't have known these "secrets" otherwise. Has anyone else learnt anything as useful on TV that you feel should be shared? Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Helpful indeed. Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 i remember flying an airline in the states who wrote on the packet of peanuts. Directions: open packet. eat nuts. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 That's hilarious. They must do it for a joke. Well my morning news programme always tells me what to wear in a morning and whether to carry my umbrella or not - it's a lifesaver Link to post Share on other sites
bearbackrider 0 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 I always find the detailed instructions on toilets funny. I know some toilets can be complicated here (!), but I mean just the normal "there's a flush lever" type. Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 luv those `handy hints` type programs on telly. if someone wrote a book that contained all the useful hints, ya know what it`d be called??? it`d be called tha `STIFF-SHIT` book, bcos everytime i see somethin`, i think to meself, "That`s goin straight in tha stiff shit book". just a cuppla gems. when ya wash ya new T-shirt for tha first ever time, be sure to scrunch up tha neck hole and wrap a rubber band round it. this will stop tha neck hole expanding by up to 3.5cm. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 My shower room has a whole load of instructions telling me how to close the door and things. Mad. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 my favourite was a craft knife ( box cutter) that said "Keep out of Children" yes sir that sure seems like wisdom them some Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by amandanism: i remember flying an airline in the states who wrote on the packet of peanuts. Directions: open packet. eat nuts. A little like all the instructions that are (or at least used to be) on any bit of US military equipment. The all time classic was on the front of a claymore mine (I cant recall it exactly): "This side faces enemy" You probably need to know what a claymore mine is for this to make any sense. Suffice to say it is a directional AP mine that is manually triggered by you when the enemy is in front of it. It blasts about 800 metal balls at the enemy... so long as you set it up facing in the correct direction, which is pretty easy as it is flat and curved and the front of the curve faces teh enemy. Not hard to remember after a days training really. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 I saw a Japanese sign once on a toilet that I am SURE said something like "lift up the top lid before sitting down and doing your business" That made me laugh Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 scouser- i've seen pics by the toilet showing how to put up the lid. hmmm, seems like you could just figure that one out yourself. Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 alot of the stuff you read on american packaging is quite "state the obvious" i guess its because they are worried about being sued etc. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 That's funny db...thye top of my Microsoft computer mouse also says "this side faces enemy". Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 Worry about being sued so write "Open packet eat nuts". That is nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Nuts, and sad. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 macdonalds were litigated as a person that bought coffee burnt herself. She claimed that there was no warning as to the danger of the contents. Now all coffee cups at the takeaway have "warning, contents are hot" written on them. That story, as told by myself, is probably a little old and not quite accurate. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 I've heard it too - maybe is accurate. Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 She won b'cos McDs were keeping the coffee rather hotter than boiling point... regular spilt coffee wouldn't've burned her quite so intensely... Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 didnt someone try and dry their dog in the microwave and then sue because their dog died and the packaging didnt say not to put animals in the microwave? or was that a hoax. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 That person need to be stuffed into a microwave himself. Link to post Share on other sites
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