15 May 2011

A matter of perception

Take a look at the following:


When I have seen it the first time, before reading the accompanying instructions,  my dastardly imagination immediately perceived it as a guide for disposing of an aging/sickish relative or friend, where the following steps are prescribed:
  1. Press a pillow to your relative's face till his/her attempts to breath cease
  2. Kneel and pray for forgiveness after the act
  3. Sit down and wait for the authorities to take over the scene
Curiously, the author of this manual forgot to remove the pillow from the picture of the third step, thus incriminating the person who will follow the instructions to the letter. But otherwise, it's as a succinct and easy guide for a murder as one could imagine.

Otherwise: of course it isn't a guide for a murderer, it's a standard poster that appears in Israeli hospitals explaining what to do in case of an earthquake.

Still, that pillow... oh well...

7 comments:

jams o donnell said...

strange just to protect the face but what do I know - earthquakes are not exactly common here, for which I give thanks

jams o donnell said...

strange just to protect the face but what do I know - earthquakes are not exactly common here, for which I give thanks

SnoopyTheGoon said...

What I wondered about seeing this poster.

Anonymous said...

I'm with you on this one. Much more likely explanation than some silly earthquake theory.

Liz said...

Am I logged in? It's liz who made the previous comment. From Finding Life Hard.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Yup.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Hi Liz.