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'''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.





Revision as of 02:58, 7 April 2010

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'. A likely reason for using the dodo as a mascot is that the bird is extinct, which pokes fun at firearms and hunting.

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.