Yonks ago I wrote a post about laundry tags. And no, I wasn’t channelling some domestic goddess, rather I was pondering on someone’s post and thinking how nice it would be if we all came with ‘care instructions’. In fact, I ended that post with my own.
I was reminded of the ‘label’ issue recently as I’ve seen myself (or my health!) described in ways that have tickled my fancy. Several months ago I had an ECG. While I was waiting for the doctor to return with the verdict I looked at the ticker tape thing myself. Naturally it meant nothing, but fortunately with modern technology the machine had diagnosed me. And… the verdict:
Borderline normal.
(Incidentally if I was setting up a blog / site now that’s what I would be calling it!)
And after other recent tests I was perusing the results even though they made little sense, but again I was chuffed at a comment.
Otherwise duodenal mucosa was unremarkable.
Borderline normal. Unremarkable. If I wasn’t so diverted (in a Pride & Prejudice ‘entertained’ sense) I’d be offended.
However… it gave me the opportunity to find some of instructions I thought I’d share.
Source: thechive.com
Source: pleated-jeans.com
Source: article.wn.com
Ever come across any strange tags or labels?
What would your ‘care instructions’ say?
I’m linking with the lovely Trish from My Little Drummer Boys for Wordless Wednesday.
October 22, 2014
I reckon heart tests are one of the few times in life when it’s good to be unremarkable 😉
I love that last one, there’s actually a whole book of ‘parenting tips’ along those lines. Someone gave my brother a copy when his partner was pregnant with their daughter, it’s hilarious!
October 22, 2014
I saw a heap of those pics. Someone said they took pics of a poster in a Chinese hospital or something!
October 22, 2014
One of my running singlets has ‘Wash When Dirty’ on it. That’s a particular favourite.
I’m just a little concerned by the ‘borderline’ adjective. Does that mean you’re only just sitting on the fence of normal? And one little push could see you on the abnormal side?
October 22, 2014
I think that’s the case Char. Like I said… if I didn’t have a blog name already that would be it – captures me entirely I believe… ‘borderline normal’. #andproud 😉
October 22, 2014
Haha! They’re great. I’ll have to pay closer attention to tags. I love the ‘lost in translation’ type signs that float about the interweb. They’re always good for a giggle too.
October 22, 2014
Oh yes…. I lived in Cambodia for a while in the 1990s – there were a few doozies there!
October 22, 2014
LOL thanks for the laughs xxx
October 22, 2014
No worries.
October 22, 2014
Hilarious Deb. What an amazing imagination you have. You come up with such unusual but interesting ideas. Borderline Normal would be an excellent name for a blog. As for being unremarkable you are far from that 🙂
October 22, 2014
Ha! If only!!! (Don’t mind the borderline normal though!)
October 22, 2014
I always just have to laugh at common sense labels, we are all so thick that we need to remember NOT to have a bath with our juicers! That is on a safety message I had with a juicer I won – WTF!
October 22, 2014
Well… one never knows when one will need a juice! 🙂
October 22, 2014
Hilaire!! I’m very suspicious of anyone who is too normal so I think ‘borderline normal’ sounds perfect. 😉
October 22, 2014
Me too!
October 22, 2014
I laughed at that best results, worst results pic so suddenly that my husband thought I was going into labour.
hilarious.
I think borderline normal is good… it’s on the edge. you’re like not really normal but can walk among the normal and no-one would notice. Here’s to being mostly abnormal enough to only be borderline normal.
October 22, 2014
Completely agree!
October 22, 2014
What on earth is duodenal mucosa? Where is it? 🙂
The label makers must’ve had lots of fun creating the texts. The one with “Or give it to your mother…” is my favorite.
And borderline normal would be a great title for a blog. 🙂 You could add it to your tagline….
October 22, 2014
Some of the labels like the ‘give it to your mother one’ said ‘give it to your girlfriend / wife’. I didn’t like those! 😉
And yes, perhaps a new tagline…
As for the duodenal mucosa – was part of my endoscopy / colonoscopy results. (So god only knows….!)
October 23, 2014
I’m borderline abnormal and very remarkable LOL.
I had a nappy bag back pack once that warned not to put the baby inside.
Those tags are funny.
October 23, 2014
Ah yes…. I guess some people could be confused….
October 26, 2014
Miss 16 had a tshirt whose label read “why bother? Your mother knows what she’s doing. Leave in a heap on the floor.”
October 26, 2014
Perfect!