[s_gourichon]

IMHO this is the effect expected by the people who named the function, and the reason why the name is very well chosen.

Yes, it's funny but that's not the point. The important thing is that the name clearly conveys the message that you really shouldn't be calling it, as explained in the comments above the function definition.

The "funny but there's a real reason behind" aspect is a bit like https://xkcd.com/radiation/ : "It's for general education only. If you're basing radiation safety procedures on an internet PNG image and things go wrong, you have no one to blame but yourself." The sentence is funny but has a real purpose: protect readers and author.