SQL SERVER 2025 “Things SQL Server DBAs Say Before Disaster” Sunday SQL Humor - part 2

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SQL SERVER 2025 “If SQL Server Errors Were Honest” Sunday SQL Humor - part 2 😅

⚡ Because every DBA has said at least one of these famous last words before disaster hit production.

SQL Server Humor


🧠 INTRO

Hi SQL SERVER Guys and Gals,

After 25 years working on SQL Server environments, I can confirm one thing: sometimes the funniest DBA jokes are actually real incident reports.

The scary part? Almost every catastrophic performance issue starts with a sentence that sounds harmless.

⚡ Today’s Sunday SQL Humor is dedicated to those legendary “last words” every DBA has heard at least once.

☕ Sunday SQL Humor

1. “Things SQL Server DBAs Say Before Disaster” 😂

“It’s just a quick query.”
“I’ll run it directly in production for a second.”
“The cursor is temporary.”
“The backups are probably running.”
“SELECT * is fine, it’s a small table.”

Famous last words in SQL Server history.


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