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Hall Of Technical Documentation Weirdness

Posted by timothy on from the tab-a-slot-65901 dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "Generally speaking, with the exception of Tina on Dilbert, technical writers aren't very funny. This is something of a rare and unintentional exception. This guy has assembled a bunch of examples of bizarre technical illustration. There's only about 15 at the moment, but he's collecting further examples."

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  1. The Law. by villain170 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    These ridiculous examples of documentation are due to the fact that people love to sue. I remember two examples of people and McDonald's: (1) Someone sued for spilling the hot coffee on themselves, (2) there was a group trying to sue that their food made them fat. Pretty soon, we will see a warning on their food saying "May cause weight gain." It's a sad commentary on society these days.

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    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  3. chapstick "aids prevention" by orcus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Years ago, before AIDS was all over the news, Chapstick Lip Balm used to say something on their label that began with "Aids prevention...." I believe it continued with "of chapped lips" or something like that, but I'd bet a lawyer saw those two words together and demanded they re-do the label.

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  4. Tinky-Winky will have his revenge on Seattle by EEgopher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Congrats on your first post in 5 months, bro.
    Looks like some real Trolls responding to your claim. Also, congrats on your highest mod-up ever! (Three: Interesting Score)
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