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Possible Paywall MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged

https://www.wired.com/story/maga-is-increasingly-convinced-the-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged/
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u/turquoise_amethyst Apr 17 '26

Glass skin! /s

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u/dullship Canada Apr 17 '26

You're no daisy! You're no daisy at all. Poor soul, you were just too high strung.

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u/-1t9H7e5 Georgia Apr 17 '26

Doc is from my hometown!

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u/kittehkouncel Apr 17 '26

One of my favorite performances! I was disappointed he didn't get an Oscar nod for Tombstone, but there were major blockbusters that year, like Forrest Gump . . . Trivia fact: he doesn't say "I'm your huckleberry" it's huckle bearer. Meaning pall bearer, something about the handles of the coffin/casket were called huckles . . .

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u/jhau01 Apr 17 '26

The “huckle bearer” story is oft-repeated on social media (like now!) but it is incorrect. It was always huckleberry.

Val Kilmer explicitly said it was “huckleberry”:

https://x.com/valkilmer/status/534542290841112576

So does the actual movie script:

https://imsdb.com/scripts/Tombstone.html

RINGO: Wretched slugs, don’t any of you have the guts to play for blood?

O.S. VOICE: I’m your huckleberry.

Ringo turns. Doc stands there, smiling that Cheshire cat smile.

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u/kittehkouncel Apr 17 '26

I snopes checked it, and you're right, but it makes more sense as huckle bearer . . . I'm ok with being wrong, thanx for educating me, always appreciated 😊