Have commercials gone disclaimer crazy?

[Zorak Masaki]

A while back there was an ad for burger king's angus burger under the pretense that it was "the angus diet". Anyway, for some idiotic reason they put "the angus diet is not a real diet" on the bottom of the screen, as if we'd think it was a REAL diet plan,,is this taking disclaimers too far?

[The Penguin]

"Why start a company when you can walk in front of the company, slip and sue the company and wind up owning the company?" – Drew Carey, The Drew Carey Show "No Booze For Drew"


In this culture of lawsuits for being mislead and various other things, it's hard to go too far with a disclaimer if you want to protect yourself. If you don't tell some moron to take the Pop-Tarts® toaster pastry out of the package before putting it in the toaster, they would probably sue you when their kitchen caught on fire. If you tell the person the coffee is hot, your liability goes down if they claim they didn't know.

We have people suing McDonald's for making their kids fat, I would hate to see the defense of a person who put themselves on the Angus Diet.


"God bless the American legal system. A glorious machine that turns stupidity into cold hard cash." – Lewis Kiniski, The Drew Carey Show "No Booze For Drew"

[Carolina Red]

Some people are too gullible, and that's what the disclaimers are for. That and they're probably drunk off their minds and can't tell the difference between fiction and reality.

Speaking of Burger King, there is a good idea for a disclaimer for that gigantic omelet sandwich/cholesteral thing they advertise for..

"Wake up to the Enormous Omelet Sandwich!
....
Warning: do not eat." :p

[Fone Bone]

Some people are too gullible, and that's what the disclaimers are for. That and they're probably drunk off their minds and can't tell the difference between fiction and reality.

Speaking of Burger King, there is a good idea for a disclaimer for that gigantic omelet sandwich/cholesteral thing they advertise for..

"Wake up to the Enormous Omelet Sandwich!
....
Warning: do not eat." :pMaybe it's just me, but a Do Not Eat warning would only make me hungrier for it. Plus, the sales among kids 9-15 would sky-rocket.

[Rook]

i think there just mocking us.....hahahahaha

[audiecugi]

Does anyone else think it's creepy to eat a sandwich that's given to you by a giant version of King Friday, who just happens to be standing outside your window. That just always stricks me as a wierd thing to do. Pluss the sandwich looks like a stomace ache waiting to happen.

My favorite disclaimer is the for the anti-depresent Zolof

"Side affect may include drowsiness, and insomnia."

This drug could cause you to feel tired, but unable to slepp. To me that's depressing! :crying:

[Fone Bone]

My favorite disclaimer is the for the anti-depresent Zolof

"Side affect may include drowsiness, and insomnia."

This drug could cause you to feel tired, but unable to slepp. To me that's depressing! :crying:Haldol does the exact same thing. It's a nightmare and you feel like the waking dead.

[Chris Wood]

I like the pharmaceutical commercials in which they'll talk for 10 seconds about how the drug eases anxiety or something and then go on for the rest of the ad about possible side affects - "May cause drowsiness, sexual dysfunction, arthritis, blindness, cancer, limbs to fall off, brain death, etc..."

I mean, after hearing that list, you'd have to be nuts to take the drug. But then, I guess that's the target audience.

[Fone Bone]

I like the pharmaceutical commercials in which they'll talk for 10 seconds about how the drug eases anxiety or something and then go on for the rest of the add about possible side affects - "May cause drowsiness, sexual dysfunction, arthritis, blindness, cancer, limbs to fall off, brain death, etc..."

I mean, after hearing that list, you'd have to be nuts to take the drug. But then, I guess that's the target audience.It's funny, but for a lot of people who are depressed, it is sometimes WORTH it to risk getting a side effect to make your thinking clearer. Most of the side effects they list in commercials are VERY rare and they are just covering their asses. Common side effects are sleepiness, dizziness, and dry mouth. Heart attacks and suicidal thoughts only happen in extreme cases for the most part.

[Spongebrain2.0]

(Cut to cheesy commercial of a middle aged mother)"When I am feeling drowsy...I take Nasalex! It clears my sineses and makes me feel like GREAT!" Warning:Nasalex is a dangerous drug that may cause very serious side effects such as unhealthy vomiting, severe chest pain, sexual diseases, terrible acne, cancer, and possibly death. Do not take Nasalex before consulting your doctor:p

[audiecugi]

Another good one is the one for the birth control patch.

"This patch will not protect you from HIV or other STD"s"

I may be wrong but that just seems like it would be common sense.

[Chris Wood]

Heart attacks and suicidal thoughts only happen in extreme cases for the most part.

Well thank god for that. I think I'd pay a little extra for the zero cases variety. Imagine if Sprite had a 0.1% chance of causing heart attacks. No one would drink it.

I mean, how about more modest side effects? Drowsiness I think people can handle. Or maybe your skin turns green, or you start buying Kenny G albums. But when test patients start committing suicide they might want to go back to the drawing board.

[Kury Wagner]

I find fine print on things to be hilarious and very entertaining. Yes, it does seem like companies in general are extra cautious lately, but can you blame them? Like someone said above, everyone is suing everyone else for the stupidest damn things! It's smart for them to cover themselves.

I may be wrong but that just seems like it would be common sense.Sadly there are people who just don't friggin' get it. I'm a fairly dense person, (it's funny how I FINALLY realize the purpose of random ordinary things everyday. Hah, I just found out why a window is called a window last summer!) but it boggles my mind when I see/meet people that are so clueless to the simplest things. It's just... wow.

[Conekiller]

My favorute has always been for the Guess Who board game "Game peices do not actually talk" WELL THANK YOU FOR SHARING! :anime: :sweat:

[audiecugi]

Or howabout the Batman cape that has a warning that the cape will not enable you to fly!

[Fone Bone]

Well thank god for that. I think I'd pay a little extra for the zero cases variety. Imagine if Sprite had a 0.1% chance of causing heart attacks. No one would drink it.

I mean, how about more modest side effects? Drowsiness I think people can handle. Or maybe your skin turns green, or you start buying Kenny G albums. But when test patients start committing suicide they might want to go back to the drawing board.People react differently to medications and oftentimes the medication with the least risk of serious side effects don't work for people. Believe me, when someone starts hearing voices or feeling so depressed they want to kill themselves, it's oftentimes worth the risk to help clear their heads. Prozac has even been known to cause suicidal thoughts and it is widely perscribed. Because it usually helps for most people.

A lot of times people have to try all different kinds of medications until they find one that works for them. I'm on the anti-psychotic Geodon but I had to suffer throught Haldol which made me a zombie and Perlixin which gave me tardive disconesia, which is a muscle tremor and tightener that NEVER goes away even if you're stopped taking the medication.

[Mek]

My favorute has always been for the Guess Who board game "Game peices do not actually talk" WELL THANK YOU FOR SHARING! :anime: :sweat:
Oh, they do talk. You gotta be in the right frame of mind though.


.... Not that I would know what that is. >.>

[straw_hat]

I saw the most mind numbing commercial recently that had two guys watching a commercial that told them not to try those stunts at home. They decided to go ahead and do them anyway so they tie a golf cart to a truck and speed off and crash while a disclaimer appears at the bottom that says "Don't try this at home".

So not only are they making fun of those disclaimers with showing guys disregarding them but they go and use one anyway so they don't get sued.:shrug: