The sign on the toilet brush says it best: "Do not use for personal hygiene."

That admonition was the winner of an anti-lawsuit group's contest for the wackiest consumer warning label of the year. The sponsor, Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, says the goal is "to reveal how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings on products."

The $500 first prize went to Ed Gyetvai, of Oldcastle, Ontario, who submitted the toilet-brush label. A $250 second prize went to Matt Johnson, of Naperville, Ill., for a label on a children's scooter that said, "This product moves when used." A $100 third prize went to Ann Marie Taylor, of Camden, S.C., who submitted a warning from a digital thermometer that said, "Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally."

--I personally think third place is the best one.
--Thanks for the tip, EJ. :)

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Posted by Lawren at January 7, 2005 06:01 AM

You Said

I laughed out loud yesterday when I read the winning entry. Third place reminds me of a joke I heard in high school that still makes me laugh out loud.

Q: "What's the difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer?"

A: "The taste."

Happy Friday. :-)

Says: Kevin the Interloper at January 7, 2005 09:17 AM

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Third place was def my favorite too! Love the joke as well Kevin.

Says: Eli at January 7, 2005 12:34 PM

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