Re: HUMOR: Warning label . . . of sorts

[Dan Robinson <dlrbnsn2@eclipse.net>]

Don't laugh at the McDonalds warning on the coffee containers.
Remember, they paid a huge amount to a woman who sued when
she was burned by coffee that spilled on her.

Gerlin, Andrea
How a jury decided that a coffee spill is worth $2.9
million: McDonald's callousness was real issue, jurors say,
in case of burned woman (S. Lieback)
Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition) (ISSN:0099-9660) p
A1+ September 1 1994


Dan Robinson
HW Wilson Company
Bronx, NY
drobinson@hwwilson.com

On 20 Jan 01, at 0:15, Heidi wrote:

> My frequent chuckle comes from the company that had a major part in starting
> all of these warnings: McDonald's, who on every coffee cup now has,
> "Warning, contents may be hot"!  Well, I certainly hope so!!
>
> And I certainly agree with Alice that we all need a little comic relief and
> I much prefer the humor to the political discussions!!  We don't always need
> to be so serious!
>
> Heidi Rawson-Ketchum, Librarian
>

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