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*** {{spoiler|It works.}}

* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' metafic epic ''[http://www.misssandman.com/LOTR/ofum.html The Official Fanfiction University of Middle Earth]'' tackles this in an early chapter, when the heroine spends a day with everything going wrong determinedly resisting the temptation to demand what else could go wrong ("for as everyone know, that is an invitation to get a demonstration of just what else can go wrong. The gods/God/evil forces/whatever you believed in were nothing if not equipped with a sense of irony. It's a vital God-quality, that."), until one thing too many does and she lets it slip. She then yells out that she didn't mean it... to no avail.

** On the way to the blimp:

{{quote| '''Tristan:''' I sure hope we don't encounter any more intrusive subplots.<br />

* From the very first song of ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'':

{{quote| '''Harry:''' No way this year anyone's gonna die!}}

** Koizumi muses that he's the most normal among the extended SOS Brigade. He soon gets an upgrade to his [[ES Per]] powers.

* [http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=sonic+warhammer#/d2t06cm This Sonic fanart].

{{quote| '''Azura:''' ''(Mario lands on safe ground)'' I'm alive!<br />

''(Mario dies)''<br />

''([[Dynamic Entry|Van]] [[Big Damn Heroes|smashes]] through)''<br />

'''Dornkirk:''' ... except for that. }}

** During the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N05tws1q-N0 outtakes from the third Rival battle]: "What the heck was I worried about, it's a freaking Rattata." {{spoiler|Said Rattata then uses Quick Attack, gets a critical hit, and kills off his last Pokémon.}} "WHAT?! WHAT?! WHAT?!"

* Lampshaded in ''[[Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality (Fanfic)|Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality]]'' during the {{spoiler|Stanford Prison Experiment}} arc. Dumbledore declared himself invincible and an {{spoiler|Azkaban guard}} asks in astonished horror if he really just said that. Her commander says that he can get away with it since not even fate takes Dumbledore seriously anymore.

{{quote| '''Inara''': They seem to be expecting an auditor.<br />

'''The Doctor''': Good. No one will get too fussed when we go about asking nosy questions then.<br />

'''Inara''': As long as the ''real'' auditors don't show up, we should be alright.<br />

'''The Doctor''': *''winces''* Oh, did you ''have'' to say that? [[Genre Savvy|Now they're bound to turn up. I swear, everyone has to go and jinx it all, saying things like 'It can't possibly get any worse' or 'Ooh, it's unsinkable!']] }}

** What is one of Phoenix's last lines before being summoned to the [[Sugar Bowl]] that is Equestria? ''"Unfortunately, sunshine and smiles don't pay the bills."''