Comments on: “To extinguish candle, blow out flame” https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/to-extinguish-candle-blow-out-flame/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:54:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: John Fembup https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/to-extinguish-candle-blow-out-flame/comment-page-1/#comment-35428 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:54:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7912#comment-35428 At a restaurant today I noticed that the sugar packet contained the following:

“DIRECTIONS: Open and use.”

Someone had to request this. Someone had to write it. Someone had to approve it. (probably after multiple corporate word-smith iterations).

How serious is this? Serious. And don’t forget Donald Sutherland’s professor character in Animal House – – “I’m not kidding. This is my JOB!”

]]> By: dustydog https://www.overlawyered.com/2008/11/to-extinguish-candle-blow-out-flame/comment-page-1/#comment-35411 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:37:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=7912#comment-35411 A ready-made lawsuit for people with asthma or emphysemia. It’s discrimination! The settlement will have Target distributing free hand bellows.

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