Rule #1

Being an Evil Overlord seems to be a good career choice. It pays well, there are all sorts of perks and you can set your own hours. However every Evil Overlord I've read about in books or seen in movies invariably gets overthrown and destroyed in the end. I've noticed that no matter whether they are barbarian lords, deranged wizards, mad scientists or alien invaders, they always seem to make the same basic mistakes every single time. . . .

1. My Legions of Terror will have helmets with clear plexiglass visors, not face-concealing ones.

from The Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became an Evil Overlord

(via Eschaton)