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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'. A likely reason for using the dodo as a mascot is that the bird is extinct, which pokes fun at firearms and hunting. | '''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. | ||
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*In GTA IV, on [[WKTT]]'s [[The Richard Bastion Show]], [[Richard Bastion|the host]] mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo. | *In GTA IV, on [[WKTT]]'s [[The Richard Bastion Show]], [[Richard Bastion|the host]] mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo. | ||
Revision as of 03:22, 23 May 2010
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 WKTT's The Richard Bastion Show, the host mentions that people should look up to and can learn a lot from mascots such as Derek the Dodo.