This is a common cheer that spectators chant to applaud bullfights. To this day, bullfighting remains a popular spectacle in Portugal, Southern France and especially numerous regions in Spain. In fact, nearly 75% of Spanish provinces enjoy bullfighting as millions of citizens and visitors attend a spectacle every year. However, it does have its opposition.
For other uses, see Fail-safe (disambiguation). A fail-safe is a device or practice that, in the event of a specific type of failure, responds or results in a way that will cause no harm, or at least minimizes harm, to other devices or to personnel. Fail-safe and fail-secure are similar but distinct concepts. Fail-safe means that a device will not endanger lives or property when it fails. Fail-secure means that access or data will not fall into the wrong hands in a failure. Sometimes the approaches suggest opposite solutions.
As many fledgling computer users have discovered, it is possible for one person to create a Gordian knot of computer issues through a series of unfortunate events. While the root of the problem may indeed lie between the chair and keyboard, no computer system is completely fail-safe. It's at moments like this when a good working relationship with a tech support employee can be crucial. The use of the PEBKAC acronym is generally a safer way to vent frustration without actually offending the client or co-worker.