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{{quote|'''Harold''': "I guess you're right. But at least things can't get any worse."<br />

'''George''': "Aaaaugh! You did it ''again''! Now [[Medium Awareness|when you turn the page]], something even ''worse'' is going to happen! You've gotta learn to keep your mouth shut at the end of these books!"|'''''[[Captain Underpants]]'''''}}

* I/You had to open my/your big mouth!

* In ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' Nagi and Ayumu have fallen into a ruinous basement, Hinagiku and Hayate have followed them in for rescue. While they're leaving, Hinagiku thinks out loud that the ruins haven't been repaired and might fall apart. *rumble*

* ''[[300 (Film)|Three Hundred]]''

{{quote| "What are you laughing at?"<br />

"You...you just had to say it didn't you?"<br />

"Say what?"<br />

* In [[Graham McNeill]]'s ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' [[Ultramarines (Literaturenovel)|Ultramarines]] novel ''Dead Sky, Black Sun'', the Lord of the Unfleshed says that they will probably eat the captive Space Marines, whatever they say. Vaanes demands to know why they are bothering with dragging them to the lair if so, the Lord of the Unfleshed says that the weak of the Tribe need to eat, and another prisoner observes that he had to ask.

{{quote| '''Xander''': As long as nothing really bad happens between now and then, you'll be fine.<br />

'''Buffy''': Are you crazy? What did you say that for? Now something bad is gonna happen!<br />

'''Xander''': Whadaya mean? Nothing's gonna happen.<br />

'''Willow''': Not until some dummy says, "as long as nothing bad happens."<br />

'''Buffy''': It's the ultimate jinx!<br />

{{quote| '''[[The Dragon|Hamilton]]''': Their strength flows through my veins. My blood is filled with their ancient power.<br />

* ''[[Stargate SG -1|Stargate SG1]]''. Context omitted so as not to spoil anyone.

{{quote| '''Vala''' What? We're already trapped in here. How much worse can it get?<br />

*bad thing happens*<br />

'''Daniel''' How about that much?<br />

{{quote| '''Jacob:''' We're not gonna make it!<br />

[they make it]<br />

'''Jack:''' Excuse me. I distinctly remember someone saying "We're not gonna make it!" I think we made it.<br />

'''Jacob:''' I'm sorry, I overreacted. At the time, it looked very much like we weren't going to make it.<br />

'''Jack:''' Yes, well, next time maybe you'll just wait and see.<br />

'''Jacob:''' And blow the last chance I might ever have to be right?<br />

'''Jack:''' What?<br />

* ''[[Lost]]'': In "This Place Is Death," the left-behinders need to get to the Orchid to stop flashing through time. Upon arriving at the station, Juliet remarks, "Thank God! What are the odds that we would end up in the same time as this thing?" They immediately flash to a much earlier time. Sawyer replies, "You just had to say something!"<br /><br />A variation occurs an episode or two later, when our heroes are paddling in a canoe while being pursued by people shooting at them. The situation looks grim, but then the sky starts to flash. Sawyer turns to the sky and shouts "Thank you God!", only to find that they've flashed in the middle of a tropical storm, still in their canoe. Cue Sawyer shouting at God "I TAKE THAT BACK!"

{{quote| '''Vorenus''' We'll be fine. A very good offering was made to Triton before we set off.<br />

'''Pullo''' If Triton can't keep me drier than this he can suck my cock!<br />

(The ship's mast cracks and an even bigger wave slams into the characters)<br />

{{quote| '''Alisha:''' We would've been arrested by now if they'd found the bodies...<br />

'''Simon:''' (quietly) Maybe they're waiting until we're all together.<br />

* ''[[Get Smart (TV)|Get Smart]]'' series uses this as [[Running Gag]], every time main character gets into trouble.

{{quote| '''Max:''' Don't tell me [something that is obvious that is happening]<br />

'''99:''' Max! [saying that something]<br />

'''Max:''' I ''I told'' you not to tell me''<br />!

'''99 (usually as a response, doesn't happen always):''' Sorry Max, I keep forgetting that. }}

{{quote| '''Clarkson:''' ...after all, ''how hard can it be?''<br />

* ''[[I CarlyiCarly]]'': In ''iStake Out'', Spencer meets his old camp bully again and Freddie asks why Stu is nicknamed 'Spanky'. Spanky [[Captain Obvious|shows Freddie why,]] and Spencer sarcastically thanks Freddie for asking while being spanked in the butt with his own umbrella by Spanky.

* In an episode of ''[[Eureka]]'', fate is tempted:

{{quote| '''Carter''': Bottom line, if Reverend Harper is responsible, we're in for a lot more. <br />

'''Henry''': Yeah, like, uh, plague of locusts, or firey hail, or... total darkness.<br />

''All the lights go out''<br />

* On ''[[Myth Busters (TV)|Myth BustersMythBusters]]'', the Build Team is working on a rig to crash a boat into a channel marker. Grant gives a quick status report to the camera:

{{quote| '''Grant:''' The prep for the boat myth is going great so far. [[Tempting Fate|I just hope that the weather holds out.]]<br />

''{{[[[Gilligan Cut]] |(cut to the rain falling}})]]''<br />

* The episode of ''[[Rupert Bear (Comic Strip)|Rupert Bear]]'' when Rupert, his mother, and Pong Ping end up on the Mountain of Many Perils:

{{quote| '''Ladybug:''' The Guardian [of the Mountain] will set many traps to catch you.<br />

'''Rupert:''' What kind of traps?<br />

''(An earthquake starts and rocks rain down on the group.)''<br />

{{quote| '''Jon:''' This camping trip's been a total disaster. The wind blew our food everywhere, the ants ate my cherry pie...<br />

'''Garfield:''' No, Jon! Don't say it!<br />

'''Jon:''' What else could go wrong?<br />

(It promptly starts raining.)<br />

{{quote| '''Garfield:''' He's gonna say it!<br />

'''Jon:''' *looks left*<br />

'''Garfield:''' It wouldn't be Jon if he didn't say it!<br />

'''Jon:''' *looks right*<br />

'''Garfield:''' 3..2..1..<br />

'''Jon:''' *looks left* What a long train.<br />

* ''[[Battlefield Bad Company (Video Game)|Battlefield: Bad Company]]'': [[Southern-Fried Private|Haggard]] says: "Oh yeah? [[You and What Army?]]?" in response to a demand to surrender their weapons. He apparently [[I Always Wanted to Say That|always wanted to say that]] because it [[Badass|sounds cool]]. Cue the ''rest'' of the US Army arriving.

{{quote| '''Cortana''': No covenant defenses detected.<br />

'''Marine A''': What? There's no Covenant here? Looks like maybe nobody's home.<br />

*''Doors all around the bay unlock and waves of alien troops pour in, starting with [[Demonic Spiders|cloaked Elites with Swords]]''*<br />

'''Marine B''': Contact! LOTS OF CONTACT!<br />

{{quote| '''Johnson''': The Cairo is just one of 300 geo-sync platforms. That MAC gun can put a round clean through a Covenant Capital Ship. With co-ordinated fire from the Athens and the Malta, nothin's gettin' past this battle cluster in one piece.}}

* From [[The Legend of Zelda CDiCDI Games|Link: The Faces of Evil]]

{{quote| '''Link''': Gee, It sure is BORING around here!<br />

'''King''': Mah Boi! This peace is what all true warriors strive for!<br />

'''Link''': I just wonder what Ganon's up to!<br />

* ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'', during the "Lair of the Shadow Broker" DLC:

{{quote| '''Liara''': The drones are disorganized. They'd be much more effective if they worked together.<br />

'''Shepard''': Please don't give the mercs ideas.<br />

''After fighting off another wave of enemies''<br />

'''Liara''': The next wave looks like a big one.<br />

{{quote| '''Oggie:''' Vot - ''dose'' tings? Dey don't look like much.<br />

{{quote| '''Zola:''' Another annoyance courtesy of that meddling ''Barry''.<br />

'''Lucrezia:''' urk! He's here?<br />

'''Zola:''' No, ''no''. He made it to keep her from breaking through. But ''he's'' been missing for years. ''He's no threat--''<br />

(two-panel significant pause)<br />

* ''[[Schlock Mercenary (Webcomic)|Schlock Mercenary]]'' uses variants of this line a ''lot''. Most of the officer's corps of Tagon's Toughs are [[Genre Savvy]] and do not appreciate "[[Tempting Fate|taunting Murphy]]", in some cases even cutting off people before they can say it.

{{quote| '''Nale:''' Well, now, really, what did you expect after a line like that?}}

* [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|"You know, I really need to learn how to keep my fucking mouth shut.""]]

* ''[[Red vs. Blue (Machinima)|Red vs. Blue]]'' Season 1 Episode 13: Human Peer Bonding:

{{quote| '''Church:''' The way I see it: The Reds have absolutely no idea of how many Freelancers out here. So all I need from the two of you is to run around in the middle of the canyon wearing black armor while I sneak in the back of the base.<br />

* ''[[Touhou Nekokayou (Webcomic)|Touhou Nekokayou]]'', ''Create.swf Adventures'' has the narrator try it:

{{quote| '''[http://dizzy.pestermom.com/?p{{=}}csa01marisa0297 Page 0297:]''' Yeah, not like it's one of those [[Boss in Mook Clothing|super-powered end-of-stage fairies with a ton of hitpoints]] and [[Bullet Hell|danmaku]] that puts some [[Limit Break|spell cards]] to shame.<br />

* ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]'':

{{quote| '''Slade''': I'm taking the girl.<br />

'''Beast Boy''': [[You and What Army?]]?<br />

''An endless expanse of Trigon's demonic monsters appear.''<br />

'''Beast Boy''': <[[Screams Like a Little Girl|high pitched shriek]]><br />

** Beast Boy does this ''again'' in '"Kole'", despite normally being the [[Genre Savvy]] one. After an explosion almost causes the ice beneath the team's feet to give way, he promptly tempts fate...and it starts shaking ominously. ''Raven'' calls him out on it this time.

{{quote| '''Superman:''' Is everything okay?<br />

'''Wonder Woman:''' Well, I'm sort of missing Flash's [[Obligatory Joke]] about Grodd having made a Monkey out of us.<br />

'''Superman:''' ''Just'' couldn't let it go unsaid.<br />

* ''[[Loonatics Unleashed (Animation)|Loonatics Unleashed]]'' had this example in one episode where the whole team has been turned into furries:

{{quote| '''Lexi Bunny:''' It can't get any worse than this.<br />

''(giant monster shows up out of nowhere and grabs everybody)''<br />

* From the ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' episode "Sir Ed-A-Lot"

{{quote| '''Eddy:''' Next thing you know she's gonna want a throne. <br />

''(Scene transition to later, with Sarah sitting on a makeshift throne)''<br />

{{quote| '''Chris''': Dad, I tried to go to school, but some guy won't let me.<br />

'''Peter''': Oh yeah? Him and what army?<br />

'''Chris''': The US Army.<br />

Pan to a shot of soldiers, tanks, etc. crowded around the Petorian border.<br />

* Classic ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' example:

{{quote| '''Freakazoid''': Well, if it isn't...<br />

'''Children''': NO!!<br />

'''Freakazoid''': What? I was just gonna say...<br />

'''Children''': NO!!<br />

'''Dr. Hanker''': Don't say it!<br />

'''Freakazoid''': Don't say what?<br />

'''Steff''': Don't [[Say My Name|say his name]]!<br />

'''Freakazoid''': You mean "Don't say [[Candle Jack]]"?<br />

([[Gilligan Cut]] to Freakazoid tied up with the others)<br />

'''Steff''': Freakazoid, why did you say his name!?<br />

'''Freakazoid''': 'Cause I-I wanted to do one of those funny things, like on - you ever watch F Troop? - where Agarn says "There's no way I'm wearin' a dress! Absolutely not! No dress!" And O'Rourke's like, "Yeah, you're wearing that dress! You're gonna wear that dress!" And they wipe *blblblb* and Agarn's wearin' a dress!<br />

''(Quick cut to a clip from F Troop of Agarn in a dress, shouting "Yoo-hoo! Look out, fellas! Look who's here for you!")''<br />

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', "Look Before You Sleep": Twilight Sparkle has a by the book example, fitting of her character.

{{quote| '''Twilight:''' I hope you're happy, the both of you. You've ruined my very first [[Slumber Party]]: the makeovers, the s'mores, truth or dare, the pillow fight! I mean, [[Tempting Fate|is there anything else that could possibly go wrong?!]]<br />

(Lightning strikes a nearby tree, threatening to collapse it on her house)<br />

{{quote| '''Ron:'''Nano-Jetpacks?<br />

{{[[[Villain Exit Stage Left]] |(Dementor flies away}})]].<br />

{{quote| (After a very narrow escape in a tiny rowboat, with a horse that just ate all their provisions)<br />

'''Miguel''': Tulio, look on the positive side, at least things can't get--<br />

(Thunder sounds and it starts raining heavily)<br />

'''Tulio''': Excuse me, were you, were you going to say WORSE?<br />

'''Miguel''': ... No.<br />

'''Tulio''': No?<br />

'''Miguel''': Nope.<br />

'''Tulio''': You sure?<br />