This is the warning label off of a used piece of equipment
my company just bought.


Warning!!


This machine is subject to breakdowns
during periods of critical needs


A special circuit in the machine is called a “ Critical Detector” senses the 0perator’s emotional state in terms of how desperate he or she is to use the machine. The “Critical Detector” then creates a malfunction proportional to the desperation of the operator. Threatening the machine with violence only aggravates the situation. Likewise, attempts to use another machine may cause it to also malfunction. (They belong to the same union).
Keep cool, and say nice things to the machine.

Nothing else seems to work.

Never let anything mechanical
know you are in a hurry.