30 Apr
2012
30 Apr
'12
6:17 p.m.
I don't understand your response!
Am I missing something?
On Mon, 30 Apr 2012, David Riley wrote:
On Apr 30, 2012, at 18:47, Fred Cisin <cisin at
xenosoft.com> wrote:
> (Our "nanny state" is into "warning labels". You can buy a roll
of duct
> tape, and it may have a warning to wear safety goggles; automotive
> cruise control warns to continue to steer, . . . .) And yet, if you
> think about it, every single warning label probably arises from a
> specific incident. Some of which are difficult to comprehend - wouldn't
> it be a bit FUTILE to try to dry your hair underwater?
>
>>> call them something other than stoves - `hotplate' is the word that
>>> comes to mind, though IMO that usage is a bit of a misnomer.
>
> Here, a "hotplate' tends to mean a casually portable stove burner, such as
> what one might smuggle in to use in a dorm room.
>
>
>
> Several peoples divided by a common language.
>
>
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com