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Tide pods eclipsed: Dangerous internet challenge involving guns gaining popularity
2018-01-30
Posted by:Skidmark

#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  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#4  It makes an eye-catching story, but how really common is it?
Posted by: james   2018-01-30 10:21  

#3  Darwin delivered as requested. :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-01-30 01:53  

#2  Automatic thinning of the herd.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2018-01-30 01:10  

#1  Can I get a Darwin picture here? Garcon?
Posted by: Raj   2018-01-30 00:47  

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