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2018-01-30 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Tide pods eclipsed: Dangerous internet challenge involving guns gaining popularity

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Posted by Skidmark 2018-01-30 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1760 views ] Top

1 Can I get a Darwin picture here? Garcon?

Posted by Raj 2018-01-30 00:47|| 2018-01-30 00:47|| Front Page Top

2 Automatic thinning of the herd.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-01-30 01:10|| 2018-01-30 01:10|| Front Page Top

3 Darwin delivered as requested. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2018-01-30 01:53|| 2018-01-30 01:53|| Front Page Top

4 It makes an eye-catching story, but how really common is it?

Posted by james 2018-01-30 10:21|| http://www.idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2018-01-30 10:21|| Front Page Top

5 Probably about as common as swallowing Tide pods, james. That is to say, a few idiots posted videos of their friends from which the press ginned up a story.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-01-30 11:10|| 2018-01-30 11:10|| Front Page Top

6 It seems to mostly be gang members or wannabe's. So if they remove each other from the gene pool, it's a win. Think of it as evolution in action.

Posted by Silentbrick 2018-01-30 11:32|| 2018-01-30 11:32|| Front Page Top

7 Anyone care to explain what the challenge is for those that can't/won't watch the video.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-01-30 14:53|| 2018-01-30 14:53|| Front Page Top

8 Some asshole pulls a gun on me he'll be breathing through some new holes in his chest.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-01-30 19:03|| 2018-01-30 19:03|| Front Page Top

9 ^ That'd be the "No lackin' challenge," in which, apparently, pals draw and point pistols at one another as a bonding exercise or conversation starter or something.

A curious quirk of King Haakon:
If ever he caught a man lackin',
He'd lend 'im an axe
And they'd practice their whacks,
Cuz the King couldn't countenance slackin'!

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2018-01-30 19:08|| 2018-01-30 19:08|| Front Page Top

10 "A dangerous internet challenge is gaining popularity.

The videos are popping up on YouTube, showing people pulling guns on their friends.

It's called the "No lackin' challenge."

Memphis police said a 17-year-old was shot in the head Thursday morning while participating in the challenge. He was sitting with his friends in a restaurant when he was accidentally shot."

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-01-30 23:09|| 2018-01-30 23:09|| Front Page Top

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