Don’t poke the dragon

I love the expression “Don’t poke the dragon!” Typically, I’ll use it in a business sense when someone asks for my advice on taking some risky action. Sometime, the risk is worth it (so go ahead and poke that sleeping dragon), but sometimes not  — especially if they’re not prepared to jeopardize their job and/or reputation.

In a totally different scenario, I had to exclaim “Don’t poke the dragon!” when I read this snippet/teaser on a news website:

What are they thinking?! This particular dragon breathes real fire and brimstone…