Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site u1100a.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!u1100a!sdo From: sdo@u1100a.UUCP (Scott Orshan) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: Public Perceived as Stupid Message-ID: <828@u1100a.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 14:24:00 EDT Article-I.D.: u1100a.828 Posted: Tue Aug 20 14:24:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 13:15:05 EDT References: <1032@sdcsvax.UUCP> Reply-To: sdo@u1100a.UUCP (Scott Orshan) Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway, NJ Lines: 24 In article <1032@sdcsvax.UUCP> brian@sdcsvax.UUCP (Brian Kantor) writes: > >The local power company has recently attached a bright red and white >sticker to EVERY POWER POLE IN THE CITY informing one and all the there >are hazardous voltages about 30 feet up and that climbing the pole is a >stupid thing to do. > >I'm not sure I believe this, but sometimes.... > >"Warning: this pencil is designed as a writing and erasing tool only. >Do not use to pry things, to probe ears or other body openings, nor to >wedge open windows or to poke holes into paper or other objects. This >is not a toy. Do not allow morons, imbeciles, nor cretins to use this >device. The Bellcore News published a list of the most common on-the-job injuries. Among them were pencil injuries and falling backwards in one's chair. -- Scott Orshan Bell Communications Research 201-981-3064 {ihnp4,bellcore,pyuxww}!u1100a!sdo