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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness

Apologies for the downtime--I'm upgrading the hall.

Date: 01/10/2007
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 108 items
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Door Stop

Door Stop

"NB: Device should be inserted under door, not beside or above." (Thanks, Eric)

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 5673
Dragon Ballz

Dragon Ballz

Wield ways and means indeed.

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 11337
East Facing

East Facing

All over the world, monitors are facing the wrong direction.

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 7097
Eating in the Army

Eating in the Army

From heating instructions for a ready-made army meal. Included for the ambiguity of 'rock or something'. Can I use a mine? How about some jackboots? (From Kinton)

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 12514
Elevator Sign

Elevator Sign

What do you suppose these buttons do? Are they options? From Rick.

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 11211
Emotive Lamps

Emotive Lamps

From Japanese instructions for a lamp. I believe the instructions read 'Tools make lamp weep' and 'Use small, happy lamp, not large, grumpy lamp'. UPDATE: A reader writes to translate the text: "Absolutely no modification or addition of parts to the

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 6513
Erection Drawing

Erection Drawing

My erection doesn't look anything like this. Should I be worried?

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 9315
Even Women and Children

Even Women and Children

Darned feminism. (Thanks, Ulrich)

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 7462
Exploding Horse

Exploding Horse

Vaguely gross instructions for blowing up a large animal corpse. (Thanks, Jeff)

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 9732
Explosive Rat

Explosive Rat

From World War II, these are British Secret Service instructions on how to conceal explosives in the body of a rat. Saboteurs were to leave the dead rat in boiler rooms in German installations. Someone would discover the rat and chuck it into the boiler.

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 8579
Extra Safe Plug

Extra Safe Plug

Classic lawsuit-begets-warning icon. See also those warnings on disposable coffee cups about the contents being hot. (Thanks, Carl)

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 8966
Feline Abuse

Feline Abuse

I can't tell if they're serious or not here. Do they really want me to vacuum my cat? (Thanks, Al)

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 11770
Fingerless

Fingerless

"Danger: Fingers may fall off if unmonitored."

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 6036
For All Your Paper Jogging Needs

For All Your Paper Jogging Needs

In twenty years, there will be a Lectrojob Paper Jogger in every home. Thanks to Jeremy.

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 6775
French Puritans

French Puritans

My first instinct was "no man-boy love", but I doubt they'd bother with that street sign. Apparently there's no holding hands in Paris. And I thought the French were liberated (no pun intended). (Thanks, Chris)

Date: 02/07/2007
Views: 9097
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