Comments on: Set for Shag: Michigan Man Caught in Flagrante Delicto With Car Wash Vacuum

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Wed, 26 May 2010 01:07:25 +0000

[...] need to tell people not to do,” right there with using a blow dryer in the shower and masturbating with a coin-op vacuum cleaner, city councilman in Port Angeles, WA wants to pass a law forbidding the branding of children. [...]

By: Don

Don — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:28:12 +0000

Looks like Zappa’s Joe’s Garage was prophetic.

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:58:04 +0000

He’ll probably sue…just like the woman with the hot coffee at mcdonalds did all those years ago.

Common sense really lacks in today’s society!

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:38:48 +0000

Gyges,

Those should both go in a Black Box warning!

By: Gyges

Gyges — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:11:28 +0000

Jill,

I’d think they’d have to list blindness and hairy palms on a separate Side effects label.

By: John H

John H — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:37:19 +0000

Buddha,

The grandfather with the vacuum is not nearly so bad as the guy who lost a testicle trying to masturbate with a belt sander…

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:57:28 +0000

David,

Your idea is a good one although some people may object to a warning that states: “Insertion of your penis into vacuum hose may result in injury (such as blindness) and humiliation. Patrons are advised to seek out local picnic tables for this purpose.”

By: David

David — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:46:45 +0000

What concerns me is the lack of warning labels on this model. How was a drunk man supposed to anticipate these injuries? Surely the company could have anticipated this particular use of their product and warned against it.

Another example of corporate greed and failure to adequately warn innocent consumers of the latent dangers of products. There has to be quite a class of plaintiffs out there suffering in silence with similar suction-related injuries.

Has there ever been a clearer example of Res Ipsa?

I’m working on a new ad that opens with “Have you been injured in a 24 hour car wash by an over-aggressive vacuum? Call Attorney Lionel Hutz today…”

By: Buddha Is Laughing

Buddha Is Laughing — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:58:28 +0000

Sorry for the double post. WordPress error.

By: Mojo

Mojo — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:24:57 +0000

This story ‘sucks’ …

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:57:18 +0000

Buddha,
That story about the grandfather and the vacuum hose was even painful to read!

By: Buddha Is Laughing

Buddha Is Laughing — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:40:41 +0000

Raff,

The vacuum has a pump. Darn those pesky vowels. And you better be careful about how you treat his hose. Don’t knock ‘em around. I hear he’s a mean one. Carries a switchblade.

Buzz,

A couple of years ago, I recall reading an article where a family stopping for a surprise visit found the elderly grandfather bleeding on the floor after trying to copulate with a vacuum. He took the hose off to get more suction apparently and didn’t take the fan into account. That alone make me steer clear of hose and pimps, er, pumps.

By: Buddha Is Laughing

Buddha Is Laughing — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:40:06 +0000

Raff,

The vacuum has a pump. Darn those pesky vowels. And you better be careful about how you treat his hose. Don’t knock ‘em around. I hear he’s a mean one. Carries a switchblade.

Buzz, a couple of years ago, I recall reading an article where a family stopping for a surprise visit found the elderly grandfather bleeding on the floor after trying to copulate with a vacuum. He took the hose off to get more suction apparently and didn’t take the fan into account. That alone make me steer clear of hose and pimps, er, pumps.

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:58:32 +0000

Buzz79,
I can imagine that the guy caught with his pants down with the vacuum cleaner will have a tough time explaining this news item for quite awhile!

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:45:22 +0000

Different strokes for different folks. It’s all good!

By: buzz79

buzz79 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:13:09 +0000

This reminds me of a story in a local (Florida) paper 15-20 years ago. A man was hospitalized after he had to be rescued fro a hotel swimming pool by emergency personnel. It seems that he was seeking sexual relief from the return nozzle of the circulation system, swelling ensued and he was not able to “disengage”. They actually printed his name and I always wondered how you could ever face anyone you knew ever again after being caught in that sort of situation.

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:54:49 +0000

Does this vacuum/prostitute have a pimp??

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:27:21 +0000

This made me think of some of Hoover Vacuum Cleaners famous slogans..

“Nobody does it like Hoover”
and
“Deep down you want Hoover”