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While the Grand Prize winner was fine, I have to give the nod to the Fourth Place winner, a five-inch fishing lure with three steel hooks, which has the following warning on its packaging:<\/p>\n<p class=\"block\">Harmful if swallowed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Nuff said.<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2004\/04\/01\/wacky_warning_labels.html\">BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/small> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigtan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (M-LAW) highlights the costs of goofy lawsuits on society. They&#8217;ve announced the winners of their Wacky Warning Label Contest this year. 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