I didn't organically encounter it [0], but my favourite is probably * You are not expected to understand this. I find the ultimately misplaced confidence [

I didn't organically encounter it [0], but my favourite is probably * You are not expected to understand this. I find the ultimately misplaced confidence [1] of the comment quietly inspiring, in the context of who wrote it. Even the titans of yesteryear fallaciously convince themselves that, hey, the code works fine, let's get going, and consequently have to bash their heads against some weird quirk they're unintentionally exploiting (and then just rewrite the whole thing). [0] http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/Y/You-are-not-expected-to-understand-this.html http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/Y/You-are-not-expected-to-u... [1] https://archive.is/eeYMW https://archive.is/eeYMW <- this is the dead hyperlink "explained this in detail" in the Hacker's Dictionary link above [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions%27_Commentary_on_UNIX_6th_Edition,_with_Source_Code#%22You_are_not_expected_to_understand_this%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions%27_Commentary_on_UNIX_6t...