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->''"The author of this book would like to point out that the shoplifting technique described here only works with certain outdated security systems. I’ve got no intention of telling you which ones they are because I don’t want angry Dads turning up on my doorstep and kicking my head in because their little darling just got busted trying to nick something from a shop."''
-->--''Literature/CherubSeries'', ''Class A''
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->''"Kids, don't try this at home. We're professionals [[MediumAwareness and also cartoon characters]]."''
-->-- '''Garfield''', ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''
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-->--'''Sonic''', Anime/SonicX

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-->--'''Sonic''', Anime/SonicX
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-->--'''Tutorial Narrator''' (Bruce Campbell), ''{{Spider-Man}}'' [[TheMovie movie]] videogame

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-->--'''Tutorial Narrator''' (Bruce Campbell), ''{{Spider-Man}}'' ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' [[TheMovie movie]] videogame
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-->--'''Sonic''', SonicX

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->'''Announcer:''' And remember, Building robots is extremely dangerous and should not be attempted without great care.
-->-- ''Series/RobotWars'' The Nickelodeon version.
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->''"Do not attempt this at home. Doing so could lead you but is not limited to death, breakage, screaming parents, dismemberment, leakage, foul discharge, mutilation, humiliation, dehydration, itchy feet, hypertension, a splinter - And you know how painful those can be! Really, if you have half a brain, think about this one!"''
-->---'''Disclaimer''', ''Funny Face''

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-->-- '''[[http://www.youtube.com/user/JPizzle1122 Is It A Good Idea to Microwave This?]]'''

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-->-- '''[[http://www.youtube.com/user/JPizzle1122 Is It A Good Idea to Microwave This?]]'''
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-->--Guybrush, ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland''

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-->--Guybrush, -->--'''Guybrush''', ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland''



-->-- Randall Munroe, [[http://what-if.xkcd.com/16/ "Lightning"]], ''Blog/WhatIf''

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-->-- Randall Munroe, '''Randall Munroe''', [[http://what-if.xkcd.com/16/ "Lightning"]], ''Blog/WhatIf''



-->-- '''{{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}}'''

-> "Any attempt to replicate Yo-Kai behavior would be ill-advised"
-->-- Whisper, Anime/YoKaiWatch

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-->-- '''{{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}}'''

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-> "Any attempt to replicate Yo-Kai behavior would be ill-advised"
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-->-- Whisper, Anime/YoKaiWatch
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->''"Warning: The stories portrayed in this show are based on real deaths and are extremely graphic. Names have been changed to protect the identities of the deceased. Do not attempt to try ANY of the actions depicted... YOU WILL DIE!"''
-->-- ''Series/OneThousandWaysToDie''
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->Captain Scarlet is indestructible; ''you are not''. Remember this. Do not try to imitate him.
-->-- A warning that may be found in the opening titles of ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons''

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->'''Jon''': Please don't try this at home.\\
'''Riley''': You could get seriously injured, or even worse...\\
'''Jory''': ...you'll be ''dead''!
-->-- Another warning from ''WebVideo/IsItAGoodIdeaToMicrowaveThis''




->'''Jon''': Please don't try this at home.\\
'''Riley''': You could get seriously injured, or even worse...\\
'''Jory''': ...you'll be ''dead''!
-->-- One of many warnings before ''WebVideo/IsItAGoodIdeaToMicrowaveThis''
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->'''Jon''': Please don't try this at home.\\
'''Riley''': You could get seriously injured, or even worse...\\
'''Jory''': ...you'll be ''dead''!
-->-- One of many warnings before ''WebVideo/IsItAGoodIdeaToMicrowaveThis''
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-> "Building a robot is extremely dangerous and should not be attempted without great care."
-->-- Disclaimer at the end of the Nick GAS airings of ''Series/RobotWars''
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-> "Any attempt to replicate Yo-Kai behavior would be ill-advised"
-->-- Whisper, Anime/YoKaiWatch

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-->''"Don't try anything you see us do at home. We're what you call experts."''

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-->''"Don't ->''"Don't try anything you see us do at home. We're what you call experts."''


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-> "Remember, kids, when you touch ''burning orbs of fire'', you get mystical powers! [--No, really, don't do that, really don't.--]"
-->-- '''{{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}}'''
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-> "George is a monkey, so he can do things that you can't."
-->-- Some kid at the end of every episode of "Curious George"
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-->''"Don't try anything you see us do at home. We're what you call experts."''
-->--''Series/MythBusters'', almost OnceAnEpisode
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-->--'''Music/{{Hank|Green}} [[VlogBrothers Green]]''', ''WebVideo/CrashCourse''

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-->--'''Music/{{Hank|Green}} [[VlogBrothers [[WebVideo/VlogBrothers Green]]''', ''WebVideo/CrashCourse''
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-->--'''[[VlogBrothers Hank Green]]''', ''WebVideo/CrashCourse''

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-->--'''[[VlogBrothers Hank -->--'''Music/{{Hank|Green}} [[VlogBrothers Green]]''', ''WebVideo/CrashCourse''
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->We all know, of course, that we should never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ''ever'' fiddle around in any way with electric devices. ''Never.'' There are two reasons for this. One is that you can get electrocuted, which is [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking not only deadly but very unpleasant]], and the other is that you are not [[GadgeteerGenius Violet Baudelaire]], one of the few people in the world who know how to handle such things. And even Violet was very careful and nervous as she unplugged the lamp and took a long look at the plug itself.
-->--'''[[LemonyNarrator Lemony Snicket]]''', ''[[Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents The Reptile Room]]''
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-->-- ''EdEddNEddy'', "See No Ed"

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-->-- ''EdEddNEddy'', ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', "See No Ed"
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->''"Just because we're dumbasses don't mean you can be one too. So, don't do any of this '''[[SoundEffectBleep *beep*]]''' that we do at home."''
-->-- ''OpeningNarration,'' Street Outlaws (a show about street racing)
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->''"Vehicles often have additional capabilities that don't normally come into the awareness of roleplayers. But knowledge of these features can help save your skin in difficult adventure situations. For example, if your car breaks down in the desert, ''(the following is roleplaying game advice only, do '''not''' try this in real life)'' you can drink the water from the radiator.''\\
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''"If you're a GM you need to be on top of these sorts of things, to make sure you apply them realistically. For example, radiator water will probably have antifreeze or some other toxic chemical additives in it that may not be apparent to anyone trying to drink it. ''(And if you drink it in real life it will kill you, so don't.)''"''
--> -- '''The Comics Irregulars''', TheRant on ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' [[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0968.html #968]]

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-> '''Jory''': We may make this look easy, but trust us, it is.
-> '''Jonny''': You still shouldn't try it at home, though.

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-> '''Jory''': ->'''Jory''': We may make this look easy, but trust us, it is.
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->'''Kevin''': Don't try this at home, kids!\\
'''Rolf''': This would be impossible, as Rolf would hit the ceiling!
-->-- ''EdEddNEddy'', "See No Ed"
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-->--'''Guybrush''', VideoGame/CurseOfMonkeyIsland

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-->--'''Guybrush''', VideoGame/CurseOfMonkeyIsland
-->--Guybrush, ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland''
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-->--'''Guybrush''', CurseOfMonkeyIsland

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-->--'''Guybrush''', CurseOfMonkeyIsland
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-> ''"Before we go any further, I want to emphasize something:''\\
'''''"I am not an authority on lightning safety.''' I am a guy who draws pictures on the internet. I like when things catch fire and explode, which means I do not have your best interests in mind."''
-->-- Randall Munroe, [[http://what-if.xkcd.com/16/ "Lightning"]], ''Blog/WhatIf''

-> ''"disclaimer: i am a cartoonist. if you follow my advice on safety around nuclear materials you probably deserve whatever happens to you."''
-->-- AltText of the third picture on the ''Blog/WhatIf'' entry [[http://what-if.xkcd.com/29/ "Spent Fuel Pool"]]
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-->--Guybrush, CurseOfMonkeyIsland

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-->--Guybrush, -->--'''Guybrush''', CurseOfMonkeyIsland
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->"It just occurred to me that mixing medicine and alcohol is a really stupid and possibly lethal thing to do. If I were a real person instead of a lovably inept cartoon character with the potential for a few more sequels... I wouldn't even consider it. Skoal!"
-->--Guybrush, CurseOfMonkeyIsland
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->"Now you know how it's done. But i don't recommend that you try it at home. You don't know what to do when something goes wrong.''
-->--'''Harry Dresden''', [[{{TheDresdenFiles}} Storm Front]]

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->"Now you know how it's done. But i I don't recommend that you try it at home. You don't know what to do when something goes wrong.''
-->--'''Harry Dresden''', [[{{TheDresdenFiles}} Storm Front]]
-->--'''[[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]]''', ''Literature/StormFront''
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->‎"...if you were to, like, blenderize a live sea sponge and then leave the sponge smoothie to settle overnight, you'd wake up the next morning to find the surviving cells had found each other and were reforming themselves into a sea sponge again. Try doing THAT with any other animal, actually NO DO NOT TRY DOING THAT WITH ANY OTHER ANIMAL"
-->--'''[[VlogBrothers Hank Green]]''', ''WebVideo/CrashCourse''

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