battery humor <ot>

[Bill Campbell]

On Tue, Dec 18, 2007, Kurt Wall wrote:
>On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 08:28:37PM -0700, Collins Richey wrote:
>> I just got a replacement battery for my laptop, and the following is
>> an excerpt from the instruction booklet.
>> 
>> The security of Battery
>> Do not make the battery be short-cycle. It will be affected seriously.
>> Do not Hit, Throw, and Abuse. It will cause the corrosive appears on
>> the battery.
>> Do not store the battery in a Hot, wet and Rainy room.
>> Do not throw the battery to the fire. keep it far away from fire. it
>> will be exploded by this.
>> Do not decompose, repair, or Juggle the battery. It would burn, and
>> the alkalescency liquor will cause Fire or hurt to human. Even Death.
>> Do not perforate the battery with a sharp weapon.
>
>This is definitely a candidate for engrish.com.

Yeah, but is it any worse than the average U.S. Government School
graduate (or teacher for that matter seeing some of the poor
grammar and spelling I've seen from them :-)?

Bill
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