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Mishap Mon 26-Jan-15 18:40:03

There is a new Persil advert for some sort of washing machine tablet and at the end it says "Keep away from children." Now if they said "Keep these tablets away from children" it would make more sense, but the general exhortation to avoid children seems a bit OTT -and always makes us chuckle.

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vampirequeen Mon 26-Jan-15 19:13:31

grin

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rosequartz Mon 26-Jan-15 19:31:11

DGD2 will think I am playing hide and seek grin

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Tegan Mon 26-Jan-15 19:38:26

That sort of gel soap powder has had a bad press with children eating them shock but I can't quite get my head round the way they've worded the advert.

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rosequartz Mon 26-Jan-15 19:58:55

I think we have to ensure that we keep away from children in order to keep us safe (well -they do drain your energy)

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Soutra Mon 26-Jan-15 20:10:10

It always makes me think of the regulation re escalators that "dogs must be carried" and I wonder about those poor people who don't have a dog. confused

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absent Mon 26-Jan-15 20:13:29

"Stand in the sink" when descaling the iron or kettle always seems an excessive precaution to me.

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rosequartz Mon 26-Jan-15 20:39:00

absent grin

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Soutra Mon 26-Jan-15 21:18:49

Don't think Icould get my leg up far enough to get in!

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soontobe Mon 26-Jan-15 21:19:38

I do enjoy the sense of humour on gransnet

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ninathenana Tue 27-Jan-15 14:34:24

I read a letter from a member of the public about this in a national newspaper a while ago. I totally agree it's badly worded.

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