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"You're both nuts. This whole plan is nuts. It can't work. I am totally in."

—Max, Scandal Sheet

"That's not a remotely sound basis for anything."

—Black Mage on this trope, 8-Bit Theater

Heavy: "Doctor! Are you sure this will work?"
Medic: "Ha Ha, I have no idea!"

—Team Fortress 2, Meet the Medic, shortly before the Medic deploys his Ubercharge.

"Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to fail hilariously."

—Alt Text, Xkcd #580

"This has a small, but fascinating, chance of actually working! Let's do it!"

—Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius

"No, no, no. This is so stupid it's completely foolproof."

—Red Mage, 8-Bit Theater, on his latest plan.

"Out-of-the-box" is where I live.

—Kara Thrace, Battlestar Galactica

"Coach, that is the stupidest idea I've ever agreed with."

—Nick, Left 4 Dead 2

Kitai: I must go to him.
Fidelias: He's alive?
Kitai: Yes. For now. And...pleased with his own cleverness, may The One help us. Quick. What is the absolute worst place in this valley one could go? The most insanely suicidal place to be found? The place where only a great fool would venture--and only an insane fool would follow?
Both: Garados.
Kitai: He is there.

—First Lord's Fury, on Tavi

"There's something broken in your head, Calderon. You do all your thinking sideways."

—Antillar Maximus, Princeps' Fury, also describing Tavi

If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.

—Murphy's Laws of Combat

"Totally mad. Utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense."

—Ford Prefect, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

"Prepare for turbulence."

—Admiral William Adama commencing what must have been the most insane rescue plan in the history of the twelve colonies, Battlestar Galactica.

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 {{quote|''"You're both ''nuts''. This whole ''plan'' is nuts. It can't work. I am totally in."''|'''Max''', ''Scandal Sheet''}}
-{{quote|''"That's not a remotely sound basis for '''any'''thing."''|'''[[Discussed Trope|Black Mage on this trope]],''' ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]''}}
+{{quote|''"That's not a remotely sound basis for '''any'''thing."''|'''[[Discussed Trope|Black Mage on this trope]],''' ''[[8-Bit Theater]]''}}
 {{quote|'''Heavy:''' ''"Doctor! Are you sure this will work?"''
-'''Medic:''' ''"[[Laughing Mad|Ha Ha]], I have no idea!"''|''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', ''[http://www.teamfortress.com/classes.php?class=medic Meet the Medic]'', shortly before the Medic deploys his Ubercharge.}}
+'''Medic:''' ''"[[Laughing Mad|Ha Ha]], I have no idea!"''
+|''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', ''[http://www.teamfortress.com/classes.php?class{{=}}medic Meet the Medic]'', shortly before the Medic deploys his Ubercharge.}}
 {{quote|''"Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to [[Epic Fail|fail hilariously]]."''|[[Alt Text]], ''[[Xkcd]] [http://xkcd.com/580/ #580]''}}
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 {{quote|''"This has a small, but fascinating, chance of '''actually working'''! Let's do it!"''|'''Agatha Heterodyne''', ''[[Girl Genius]]''}}
-{{quote|''"No, no, no. This is so stupid it's '''completely''' foolproof."''|'''Red Mage''', ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'', on his latest plan.}}
+{{quote|''"No, no, no. This is so stupid it's '''completely''' foolproof."''|'''Red Mage''', ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'', on his latest plan.}}
-{{quote|''"Out-of-the-box" is where I live.''|'''Kara Thrace''', ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]''}}
+{{quote|''"Out-of-the-box" is where I live.''|'''Kara Thrace''', ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''}}
-{{quote|''"Coach, that is the stupidest idea I've ever agreed with."''|'''Nick''', ''[[Left 4 Dead|Left 4 Dead 2]]''}}
+{{quote|''"Coach, that is the stupidest idea I've ever agreed with."''|'''Nick'''|''[[Left 4 Dead|Left 4 Dead 2]]''}}
 {{quote|'''''Kitai:''' I must go to him.''
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 '''''Kitai:''' Yes. For now. And...pleased with his own cleverness, may The One help us. Quick. What is the absolute worst place in this valley one could go? The most insanely suicidal place to be found? The place where only a great fool would venture--and only an ''insane'' fool would follow?''
 '''''Both:''' Garados.''
-'''''Kitai:''' He is there.''|''[[Codex Alera|First Lord's Fury]]'', on [[Crazy Awesome|Tavi]]}}
+'''''Kitai:''' He is there.''
+|''[[Codex Alera|First Lord's Fury]]'', on [[Crazy Awesome|Tavi]]}}
 {{quote|"''There's something broken in your head, Calderon. You do all your thinking sideways.''"|'''Antillar Maximus''', ''[[Codex Alera|Princeps' Fury]]'', ''also'' describing [[Refuge in Audacity|Tavi]]}}
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 {{quote|''If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.''|''Murphy's Laws of Combat''}}
-{{quote|"''Totally mad. Utter nonsense. But we'll do it because its' brilliant nonsense.''"|'''Ford Prefect''', ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''}}
+{{quote|"''Totally mad. Utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.''"|'''Ford Prefect''', ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''}}
-{{quote|"''Prepare for turbulence.''"|'''Admiral William Adama''' commencing what must have been the most insane rescue plan in the history of the twelve colonies. '''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'''.}}
+{{quote|"''Prepare for turbulence.''"|'''Admiral William Adama''' commencing what must have been the most insane rescue plan in the history of the twelve colonies|'''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'''.}}
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