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When You've Ignored 'Not Dishwasher Safe' Warnings For Years

A meme featuring a scene from the animated TV series 'Arthur,' depicting the character D.W. Read standing in front of a wooden door. The door has a red radiation warning sign taped to the top and a yellow sign with illegible text below. The top text sets up the scenario: noticing a 'Not dishwasher safe' label after years of misuse. D.W. Read's dialogue at the bottom humorously resolves the scenario with 'That sign can't stop me because I can't read!,' emphasizing deliberate ignorance of warnings.
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D.W. Read
That sign can't stop me because I can't read!

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When you notice the "Not dishwasher safe" marking on the thing you've been putting in the dishwasher twice a week for years

Overview

A meme featuring a scene from the animated TV series 'Arthur,' depicting the character D.W. Read standing in front of a wooden door. The door has a red radiation warning sign taped to the top and a yellow sign with illegible text below. The top text sets up the scenario: noticing a 'Not dishwasher safe' label after years of misuse. D.W. Read's dialogue at the bottom humorously resolves the scenario with 'That sign can't stop me because I can't read!,' emphasizing deliberate ignorance of warnings.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit (marked as 'Reddit:Meme') and is a user-created remix. It uses a screenshot from the animated TV series 'Arthur' with added text overlays to create a humorous narrative about ignoring household warning labels. The original scene from 'Arthur' was edited to include the radiation sign, yellow warning sign, and the two text captions.

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