30 Apr
2012
30 Apr
'12
5:50 p.m.
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