I pulled the classic more then once:
mv stuffwithoutbackup tosomeotherplacewithatypointhepath
curse at typo
rm -rf tosomeotherplacewithatypointhepath
curse more vigorously
mv stuffwithoutbackup tosomeotherplacewithatypointhepath
curse at typo
rm -rf tosomeotherplacewithatypointhepath
curse more vigorously