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Famous journalist Hunter S. Thompson shoots his IBM typewriter after jamming one last time, USA, 1989 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] yakko@feddit.uk 8 points 3 weeks ago

Charitably, I have to assume that familiarity with the object in question would change my view. The printer destruction scene from Office Space was a cultural phenomenon for a reason, after all.