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''Strike the bell and bide the danger''<br />
''Strike the bell and bide the danger''<br />
''Or wonder till it drives you mad''<br />
''Or wonder till it drives you mad''<br />
''What would have happened if you had''|An inscription on a pedestal with a small bell and hammer on it, from ''[[The Magicians Nephew]]''. [[Sealed Evil in A Can|You don't want to know]] [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|what happens if]] [[What an Idiot|you fall for it]].}}
''What would have happened if you had''|An inscription on a pedestal with a small bell and hammer on it, from ''[[The Magicians Nephew]]''. [[Sealed Evil in A Can|You don't want to know]] [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|what happens if]] [[What an Idiot!|you fall for it]].}}


{{quote|'''Budnick''': You can trash whatever you want to trash, destroy whatever you want to destroy and nobody will punish you or bother you you'll have complete freedom.<br />
{{quote|'''Budnick''': You can trash whatever you want to trash, destroy whatever you want to destroy and nobody will punish you or bother you you'll have complete freedom.<br />
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{{quote|''Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH", the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.''|[[Discworld (Literature)/Thief of Time|Thief Of Time]], 26th [[Discworld]] novel}}
{{quote|''Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH", the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.''|[[Discworld (Literature)/Thief of Time|Thief Of Time]], 26th [[Discworld]] novel}}


{{quote|''I will not include a [[Self Destruct Mechanism|self-destruct mechanism]] unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a [[Big Red Button|large red button]] labelled "Danger: Do Not Push". The big red button marked "Do Not Push" will instead trigger a [[Bullet Hell|spray of bullets]] on anyone [[Too Dumb to Live|stupid enough to disregard it]]. Similarly, the ON/OFF switch will not clearly be labelled as such.''|[[Evil Overlord List|The Evil Overlord List, #9]]}}
{{quote|''I will not include a [[Self-Destruct Mechanism|self-destruct mechanism]] unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a [[Big Red Button|large red button]] labelled "Danger: Do Not Push". The big red button marked "Do Not Push" will instead trigger a [[Bullet Hell|spray of bullets]] on anyone [[Too Dumb to Live|stupid enough to disregard it]]. Similarly, the ON/OFF switch will not clearly be labelled as such.''|[[Evil Overlord List|The Evil Overlord List, #9]]}}


{{quote|'''Capt. Amazing:''' Oh looky here, a multi frequency radio detonator. You should be more careful when discarding incriminating evidence.<br />
{{quote|'''Capt. Amazing:''' Oh looky here, a multi frequency radio detonator. You should be more careful when discarding incriminating evidence.<br />
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'''Himeko''': But that just guarantees someone will go in it and find out why it's forbidden the hard way!<br />
'''Himeko''': But that just guarantees someone will go in it and find out why it's forbidden the hard way!<br />
'''Hermione''': And why do you say that?<br />
'''Hermione''': And why do you say that?<br />
'''Himeko''': My mom's a book writer, and my dad directs movies. I know the... what's that word again, [[Buffy Speak|the stuff that every writer seems to use]]? Anyway, dad and Aiko'neechan would sit and watch some really bad American horror films and make fun of them at the same time. If you want someone to investigate something, you hide it then call attention to the fact that you're hiding something.<br />
'''Himeko''': My mom's a book writer, and my dad directs movies. I know the... what's that word again, [[Buffy-Speak|the stuff that every writer seems to use]]? Anyway, dad and Aiko'neechan would sit and watch some really bad American horror films and make fun of them at the same time. If you want someone to investigate something, you hide it then call attention to the fact that you're hiding something.<br />
'''Hermione''':This isn't a movie or a book, Himeko.|''[[Ribbon and Stone (Fanfic)|Ribbon and Stone]]''}}
'''Hermione''':This isn't a movie or a book, Himeko.|''[[Ribbon and Stone (Fanfic)|Ribbon and Stone]]''}}