Claatu, Verata, Nicto
A solemn phrase, only to be uttered just prior to removing the Necronomicon in order to avert the release of the Army of Darkness. And you better know what you’re saying. No coughing while saying any syllable because you’ve forgotten the magic words. Apparently the Army of Darkness can sense whether you’re saying “Nicto” or “Neck tie.” “Basically said it,” doesn’t count.
And if you’re a Priest uttering magic incantations for baptism, the rules still apply. Or so two decades’ worth of parishioners learned recently – including the Dioceses of Phoenix when they realized the shepherd had been baptizing his flock in the first person plural “we,” as opposed to the singular vernacular, “I,” when incanting “I baptize you in the names of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” Their baptisms have been ruled invalid.
