60% of the time, it works every time....

mulletpole · 1.2M views · 2010-10-11 · 0:09

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A very short clip from the film Anchorman in which Ron Burgundy declares that Sex Panther works 60 percent of the time, every time.

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Used purely as a joke reply, typically when someone cites an unreliable or only-sometimes-true claim.

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daveslash · 2022-11 · Joke / meme
They've done studies you know. 60% of the time, it works every time. [0] I am shocked. SHOCKED!!!... Well, not that Shocked. [1] Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra. Shaka, when the walls fell. [0] [VIDEO] [1] [LINK]
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supermatt · 2022-08 · Joke / meme
> However, this first version does 100% work 90% of the time, You mean: "90% of the time it works EVERY time!" [VIDEO]
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billyhoffman · 2016-02 · Joke / meme
> This definitely works - [LINK] not always though ... so... it doesn't work? "They've done studies you know. 60% of the time, it works every time" [VIDEO]
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