Tempting Fate: Difference between revisions

The fate-tempting words may be followed up by a [[Genre Savvy]] friend saying "''[[You Just Had to Say It]]!''"

 

 

== Subtropes ==

* [[This Cannot Be!]]! — It is, often followed immediately by a bad attack of [[Critical Existence Failure]].

* "[[And Your Little Dog, Too|I'll endanger your friends!]]" — [[Threat Backfire|I don't like them, either.]] (Alternately, cue [[Mama Bear]] / [[Papa Wolf]] / [[Big Brother Instinct]] reaction.)

* "S/he looks like a total wimp!" — S/he's a [[Killer Rabbit]], a [[Badass Adorable]] or a [[Cute Bruiser]]. Or [[Up to Eleven|all three.]] And [[Right Behind Me|s/he is right behind you]].

* "What's the worst that can happen?" — You're about to find out. The hard way.

*** [[Be Careful What You Wish For|Especially if what you wanted when making the earlier plan contradicts what you want now]].

* "At least X still likes me." -- [[Consolation Backfire|Even X doesn't like him anymore.]]

* "[[I Wished You Were Dead]]" or [[Rhetorical Request Blunder|another]] [[Parting Words Regret|variant]]. -- [[Be Careful What You Wish For]] because when it happens it will be your biggest regret.

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* [[Tempting Fate/Mythology and Religion|Mythology and Religion]]

* [[Tempting Fate/New Media|New Media]]

* [[Tempting Fate/Sports|Sports]]

* [[Tempting Fate/Stand Up Comedy|Stand Up Comedy]]

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