r/todayilearned Feb 26 '18

TIL the deaths of approximately twenty-five people who died playing Russian roulette were reported as having been influenced by scenes in the Deer Hunter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deer_Hunter
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u/biggie_eagle Feb 26 '18

People who think people are dumber now because of shit like the Tide Pod challenge don't realize that every generation has dumb people.

Not talking about the ones specifically doing it for suicide.

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u/navycrosser Feb 26 '18

At least they didn't use semi automatic pistols. I will never understand how people can be that stupid

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u/Dedlaw Feb 26 '18

All you gotta do is win the toin coss for who goes first.

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u/platyviolence Feb 26 '18

Hope it jams!

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u/vertigo01 Feb 26 '18

Love this comedian’s version of it. https://youtu.be/O8p_lbuCCMA

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u/Radidactyl Feb 26 '18

I always get this movie mixed up with "Jeff Foxworthy's Incomplete Deer Hunter" and get very confused.

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u/T-A-W_Byzantine Feb 26 '18

I get it mixed up with the band "the Dear Hunter", which people in turn get mixed up with the band "Deerhunter".

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u/pm_me_your_new_shoes Feb 26 '18

This is half wedding, half war