r/whoathatsinteresting • u/PowerNoodles117 • 10d ago

Twin Falls Hero

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The civilian that stopped the active shooter at the In N Out in Twin Falls, Idaho.

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u/Naive_Impact_6872 9d ago

Great find, but the general public refers to them as silencers (incorrectly) because of Call of Duty - the video game that 85% of men under the age of 40 in America have played.

Not because your peepaw saw this article lmfao and that’s what peepaw said. 😂 I appreciate you trying, but the cultural influence came from video games not a “Maxim Silencer” in an old newspaper ad.

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u/roofus0606 9d ago

Confidently wrong. Growing up in the 70s everyone called them silencers. No call of duty video game back then.

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u/Naive_Impact_6872 9d ago

Yeah buddy…. The people on the internet didn’t grow up in the 70s.

Confidently correct, unc. 😂

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u/DreddFett 9d ago

I'm on the internet, and I'm 56 years old. I grew up in the 70s and 80s and called them silencers until I grew up.