Many of these strange instructions that come as product inserts, like *Do
not insert knife into children* are the result of literal translations from
other languages. There are numerous stories of how product names translate
to something odd, some funny and some a bit off-colour.
There - I have tied up two current threads: strange instructions and
cultural differences!

Norma Ritter IBCLC
private practice in Big Flats, upstate NY, busy baking for her daughter's
wedding :)
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