Famous journalist Hunter S. Thompson shoots his IBM typewriter after jamming one last time, USA, 1989

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ceenote@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 106d

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta

Elilol@fedinsfw.app · 22 pts · 106d (4 replies)
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tiredofsametab@fedia.io · 14 pts · 106d (3 replies)

he is just living

I have some bad news for you...

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 106d (1 reply)

They meant in this photo, smarty!

Elilol@fedinsfw.app · 2 pts · 106d
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Elilol@fedinsfw.app · 2 pts · 106d
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AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 106d (4 replies)

Yeah... I wouldn't recommend shooting at a metal object from a few feet away.

Also, I know it was a different era, but if I saw someone shooting an inanimate out of anger today, I would assume that person belongs to a certain cult.

FatVegan@leminal.space · 22 pts · 106d (1 reply)

Hunter S. Thompson once gave an interciew at his home when you could hear gunfire. He said it's his neighbour shooting at him, so he pulled out his gun and fired back. He wasn't really shooting at someone, but in the general direction of his house. Fair to say that these people weren't particularly well

unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 106d

Look at him, uniting lunatics across the divide. Yeah I read his books but fuck him

yakko@feddit.uk · 10 pts · 106d

Charitably, I have to assume that familiarity with the object in question would change my view. The printer destruction scene from Office Space was a cultural phenomenon for a reason, after all.

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 106d

Me, unclear what cult is known for shooting inanimate objects. Are we talking about scientoligists?

Mulligrubs@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 106d

Recommend Generation of Swine, he was a prophet and should be Canonized

Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 106d

When I get new devices to replace older broken or malfunctioning ones, I often take out my pent up frustration with the old devices by destroying them with great fervor...

There's something oddly therapeutic about it.

Janx@piefed.social · 7 pts · 106d (1 reply)

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Except Mr Thompson didn't have to deal with Microslop jamming pointless AI into everything...

Drusas@fedia.io · 8 pts · 106d

He would be so unhappy to be alive right now, particularly with AI (and the whole fascism thing).

drsilverworm@midwest.social · 7 pts · 106d

Using a revolver with a scope

Malory Archer type set up

shadshack@feddit.online · 6 pts · 106d (1 reply)

And here's a video of him shooting at his neighbor over something to do with cows. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/hunter-s-thompson-shooting-neighbour/

whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 106d

wow, nice country

RecursiveParadox@piefed.social · 5 pts · 106d

The only thing that worried me was the ether.

RIP

NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 106d

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.