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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>This time, for sure!</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../T.html" title="T"/><link rel="previous" href="This-can-t-happen.html" title="This can't happen"/><link rel="next" href="thrash.html" title="thrash"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">This time, for sure!</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="This-can-t-happen.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">T</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="thrash.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="This-time--for-sure-"/><dt xmlns="" id="This-time--for-sure-"><b>This time, for sure!</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">excl.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> Ritual affirmation frequently uttered during protracted debugging
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sessions involving numerous small obstacles (e.g., attempts to bring up a
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UUCP connection). For the proper effect, this must be uttered in a fruity
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imitation of Bullwinkle J. Moose. Also heard: “<span class="quote">Hey, Rocky! Watch me
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pull a rabbit out of my hat!</span>” The <a href="../C/canonical.html"><i class="glossterm">canonical</i></a>
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response is, of course, “<span class="quote">But that trick <span class="emphasis"><em>never</em></span>
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works!</span>” See <a href="../H/hacker-humor.html"><i class="glossterm">hacker humor</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="This-can-t-happen.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../T.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="thrash.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">This can't happen </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> thrash</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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