# Here it is...the October surprise.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-october-surprise/255643>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 18, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-october-surprise/255643 "2004-07-18T00:51:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-it-is-the-october-surprise/255643/21 "2004-07-19T02:23:35Z")

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> [@DAVEW0071](#):
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> Whether the OP’s information is true or not, or whether this tactic is a good idea or not, you can’t make any kind of comparison to what happened in the 1980s.

If I were an afghan kid who lost his daddy or mommy to the commies back in the 80’s, I’d be old enough to carry a gun today.

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