Wikipedia:Don't tempt the wrath of the Whatever, from high atop the Thing
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So you're watching a discussion unfold in the backrooms of the project. Probably an RfA, but maybe it's a AfD or something. And you, in your infinite wisdom, decide to do some back-of-the-napkin math and proclaim "this is definitely gonna go the way I want it to, I'm 100% sure!" Because, after all, it's a mortal lock, and nothing could ever possibly go wrong, right?
Wrong. This is practically begging for the Whatever,[a] from high atop the Thing, to come down and mess up your day. Do not tempt the wrath of the Whatever, from high atop the Thing. Instead, patiently wait for the discussion to resolve. You will then be happy in the knowledge that you did not cause the inadvertent demise or disruption of the discussion by invoking a higher, sadistic power.
Should you find that you have tempted the wrath of the Whatever, from high atop the Thing
editFollow these simple steps:
- Go outside.
- Turn around three times.
- Spit.
- Also, curse.
- Spit and curse.
- Do both of them.
- Go!
- Do both of them.
- Spit and curse.