“What could possibly go wrong?” was supposed to be a rhetorical question
@thomasfuchs But it's a good question to ask in earnest.

Here is an example of such answers to such a question:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror-image_life#Potential_risks
Mirror-image life - Wikipedia

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Nobody gets it that there won't be any heat in your house this December...

@thomasfuchs Just like 'Thick of it' and 'House of Cards' and 'Yes, Minister' were supposed to be satire.
@thomasfuchs no. It's a prayer for intervention by the great god Murphy
@draNgNon I would argue that prayers are rhetorical statements
@thomasfuchs I'd say they were more performative, but then again, that's hairsplitting, so it's not really an argument!
@thomasfuchs Also, “It couldn’t get any worse, right?”
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I used to think that too until I became a Project Manager and realized that the question is supposed to be investigated and the Risk Register updated accordingly.