# munchkin suicide

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-suicide/330784>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 12, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-suicide/330784 "2005-11-12T23:50:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![miss\_joi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@miss\_joi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_joi)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-suicide/330784/1 "2005-11-12T23:50:40Z")

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the activity going on in the background on the wizard of oz is not a munchkin committing suicide…it is an emu…actually, there are a few peacocks as well…i watched that movie for over 20 years before i noticed it myself…just thought ya may still be wondering.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-suicide/330784/2 "2005-11-13T00:07:34Z")

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> [@miss joi](#):
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> the activity going on in the background on the wizard of oz is not a munchkin committing suicide…it is an emu…actually, there are a few peacocks as well…i watched that movie for over 20 years before i noticed it myself…just thought ya may still be wondering.

You’re close…it’s a flamingo.

[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5\_016.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_016.html)

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**Author:** ![PhilipM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@PhilipM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhilipM)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-suicide/330784/3 "2005-11-13T01:37:15Z")

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Wait… a flamingo is commiting suicide?

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munchkin-suicide/330784/4 "2005-11-13T01:45:27Z")

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> [@miss joi](#):
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> munchkin suicide

This is obligatory …

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