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todd10k t1_iumxpn3 wrote

Reply to comment by housevil in This classified ad just turned 25 years old by Fungo_Bungaloid

Did anyone ever do a video on the guy behind this? I'd love to hear the real story.

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housevil t1_iumyvei wrote

Reply All did an entire episode on the story.

There is also the 2012 movie, Safety Not Guaranteed.

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nairebis t1_iunrsj5 wrote

tldr: Dude posted it as a joke to see what kind of responses he would get. He expected a couple dozen and ended up getting a flood of responses. A lot of them were really tragic and poignant, like parents wanting to prevent their kid's suicide.

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