I came across this forum thread when searching for something. It's an old one, I know, but it occurred to me that everyone in this thread (note: I didn't take time to read every single word in it, so I might be wrong) is missing or ignoring one simple rule in the rulebook. On page 5 it clearly says:
Important! Card text overrides this rulebook.
For me, this is a clear fallback rule to make any text, found anywhere on whichever card plain and simple: if it differs from standard ruling,
do what the card tells you to do, by all means.
Cheers.
