Bulk deletion seems a bit fishy

Have you tried bulk deletion lately? You may have seen the error below when you tried:

Well, don’t you worry. Just wait a minute… I mean, literally. Although, you may have to wait a few minutes to be honest, but the key is that you need to wait a bit and try again. It might just work on your next attempt:

How come? Who knows. Apparently, bulk deletion looks a bit fishy:

(The fish above came here from https://www.britannica.com/list/10-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-fish)

Earlier today, I was crying for help and Nick Doelman offered the workaround above – thanks Nick!(although, come to think of it, a better one might be “take a coffee break and come back”)