when a person is on the very brink of soiling him/herself while at a bookstore or library (see: turtlehead) but nonetheless takes the time to peruse various magazines and books in an effort to find the best available reading material for the time he/she intends on spending in the public toilet.
Let's see, New Republic, the Onion, Rolling Stone, errrrrg!!!, tempting fate, tempting fate, Time Magazine, ....
by TemptedFateButWillNeverAgain May 18, 2010
Get the tempting fatemug.