Humans and the silly way we use language.

[The Valkyrie]

Couple of years ago I had a doctor's appointment, well more psychologist actually. It was at Sam's doctor's surgery instead of mine. Anyway, I had to go up to the first floor. There was a notice in reception instructing visitors, very helpfully, to "please use lift or stairs".

I had planned on scaling the outside wall and forcing a window, but that sort of buggered it.

That was for spiderman.

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Yes, every time I see those cautions -- "Do not use this toaster in the bathtub" -- I know I'm seeing the fingerprints of a lawsuit.

I think I mentioned it elsewhere but I remember seeing an advertisement years ago for a Fairy-Queen Barbie or something like that which had wings and showed a little girl moving it through the air as though it was flying.

It came with a verbal warning, "Caution, doll does not fly on her own" or some such.

Even as a kid I knew these things!