Wannaskan Almanac for February 9, 2021 Warning Label Included

 I don't remember seeing those neat little warnings on television commercials when I was a kid.  I think back then people knew that you shouldn't do stupid stuff...well, most of us knew it.  From what I recall, somebody watched a superhero movie and then jumped off of a building thinking that they could fly...and since then we have been warned to not try the stuff we see on TV at home.

Some commercials I have seen lately have that warning, and they make me ask myself...is someone really going to try these things.  Take this commercial for example:

They warn you not jump through windows, smash your dishes, light fires in your house, and crash through the wall on a scooter.  I thought that was just common sense...but what do I know?  Thankfully thousands and thousands of people will read the little warning seconds before they destroy their own homes.  

I love this next commercial.  The mellow music.  The scenery on the moon.  The space buggy jumping over the crater.  The warning to not attempt jumping over a crater...while on the moon.  Sigh...now I have to change my vacation plans...

I can just see that happening in real life...a couple finally makes it to the moon.  They chat about a commercial that they watched and then decide to try and jump over a large crater.  "I mean," says the husband, "there wasn't a warning on that commercial so we should just go for it."  

Warnings like that seem to be what "protects" industry from lawsuits.  I learned about the legal system from watching this educational video.

So quit watching commercials.  If you miss the warning you might really hurt yourself...and then win the lottery!