In an effort to add some whimsy to the stiff legalese on the copyright page of our guidebooks, for years I’ve inserted a little attempt at humor into the “we accept no responsibility for injury sustained by anyone using this guidebook” line. I think these could be much funnier, and I would love some help.
Here’s a list of the lines currently used in each of our guidebooks. If you can improve on any of these, fire away! Please name the book, and limit your comment to 2-3 words — for example, “Czech Republic, stinky cheese.”
- Amsterdam & the Netherlands: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad herring, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Barcelona: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, soggy tapas, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Belgium: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad chocolate, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Best of Europe/Europe Through the Back Door: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, loose stools, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Budapest: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad goulash, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Croatia and Slovenia: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad burek, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Eastern Europe: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad borscht, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- France/Provence/Paris: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, soggy crêpes, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Germany: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad strudel, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Great Britain/England/London: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, mushy peas, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Ireland: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, rotten potatoes, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Istanbul: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad baklava, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Italy/Rome/Florence/Venice: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, overcooked pasta, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Mediterranean/Northern European Cruise Ports: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, seasickness, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Portugal: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad cod, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Prague: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad beer, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Scandinavia: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad herring, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Scotland: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, kilt malfunction, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Spain: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, soggy paella, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Switzerland: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, cold fondue, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
- Vienna: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, stale strudel, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
Thanks a lot!
Comments
Germany – too-tight lederhosen
Ireland – table dancing
Barcelona: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury,
OFFENSIVE CAGENERS,
tapas, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
Best of Europe/Europe Through the Back Door
– You might make new friends.
Ireland: Diluted Guinness. England/ Great Britain: Even bloodier pudding.
France: a rusty tower
Belgium: unsquare waffles
Prague: unromantic Don Giovanni
Italy/Rome/Florence/Venice: vinegary wine
Great Britain/England/London: unminded gaps
Germany: broken cuckoos
Switzerland: melted alps or brown alps
Mediterranean/Northern European Cruise Ports:
After “Seasickness” add “Or weight gain.”
Germany: Lederhosen burn
Portugal: off-key Fado
Belgium: misfiring Mannekin Pis
Great Britain: poor accent impressions
Turkey
Lack of toilet paper.
Amsterdam: inability to listen caused by bad herring
Budapest: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, bad goulash, bad galoshes,and evil footwear in general….
Ireland: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, or the tendency of telling long, involved stories, nor for inconvenience sustained by any person using this book, leprechauns excepted.
Scandinavia: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, the irresistible desire to “go blonde” or any inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
Germany: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, nor the overwhelming desire to re-engineer your vacation, clothes closet, and garage to be more organized and efficient, nor to accept responsibility for any inconvenience sustained by any mammal using this book.
Hi @ricksteves,
I have an idea for Germany!
Germany: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, inefficiency, overly tight lederhosen or confusion related to the word ‘Hamburger’
-Kelsey T
Founder: Be a Better Guide Project
Switzerland – altitude sickness
Italy – train delays
•Spain: they accept no responsibility for loss, injury, running bulls, or inconvenience sustained by any person using this book.
Amsterdam no responsibility for being run over by bikes while gazing at hot leggy Dutch chicks
France no responsibility for stroke sustained while dealing with arrogant anti-American French
We accept no responsibility for you quitting your job and moving to Europe.
Best of Europe guide book.
Belgium,
Flat Beer
Scotland,
Really Bad Haggis
Scotland – ‘true Scotsmen’
Sweden: Stampeding dala horses.