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Sideways comments on You'll die if you do that - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Sideways 12 May 2011 09:12:50PM *  7 points [-]

This is why you don't eat silica gel.

I'm always mildly bemused by the use of quotation marks on these packets. I've always seen:

SILICA GEL

" DO NOT EAT "

Why would the quotation actually be printed on the package? Who are they quoting?

Comment author: arundelo 12 May 2011 11:40:25PM *  8 points [-]

In case you don't know about this site: The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks.

Edit: When I worked fast food I had a store manager who used (parentheses) and [various kinds of {brackets and braces}] to ({[emphasize]}) things.

Comment author: thomblake 13 May 2011 12:03:38AM 3 points [-]

Seriously folks, click the link in parent.

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