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[[File:DerektheDodo-GTAVCS.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Derek the Dodo]] | [[File:DerektheDodo-GTAVCS.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Derek the Dodo]] | ||
'''Derek the Dodo''' is a fictional dodo used by [[Ammu-Nation]] for advertising in the early 1980s. Derek is used to entice children into using guns at Saturday Safety Fun and to shift blame to 'anti-gun zealots'. | '''Derek the Dodo''' is a fictional dodo used by [[Ammu-Nation]] for advertising in the early 1980s. Derek is used to entice children into using guns at Saturday Safety Fun and to shift blame to 'anti-gun zealots'. A likely reason for using the dodo as a mascot is that the bird is extinct, which pokes fun at firearms and hunting. | ||
=='''Trivia'''== | =='''Trivia'''== | ||
*In GTA IV on the Richard Bastion show he mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo. | *In GTA IV on the [[Richard Bastion]] show he mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo. | ||