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Speaking of Reiner, I have a question about "Stand By Me"
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Date: December 15th, 2025 9:45 AM Author: Fear-inspiring Corn Cake In the early parts of the movie, it's mentioned that the narrator's older brother died in a "Jeep accident". Is this how it is described in the King story? Not a car accident, but a Jeep accident.
Odd phrasing and Ive always wondered if, in the 1950s, Jeeps were a new enough thing for civvies that you might say something like that
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Date: December 15th, 2025 9:46 AM Author: Aphrodisiac hyperventilating shrine voyeur (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510792) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 9:47 AM Author: Crimson Kitchen Kitty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510797) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 9:51 AM Author: henna narrow-minded clown (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510805) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 10:54 AM Author: Chest-beating 180 public bath wrinkle (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510925) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 2:40 PM Author: Rusted trip heaven (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49511558) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 9:46 AM Author: Crimson Kitchen Kitty wow, i almost watched this last night. watched a scene while scrolling through netflix. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510794) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 10:58 AM Author: lascivious olive spot thoguhts and prayesr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510946) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 9:46 AM Author: wild church "jeep accident" makes it sound like some kind of gay fetish death. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510795) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 9:47 AM Author: Crimson Kitchen Kitty i think it implies that they were off roading rather a car accident implies a collision. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510800) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 9:48 AM Author: wild church Could be. He was either offroading or cruising. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510803) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 9:48 AM Author: Fear-inspiring Corn Cake ..in a tragic, and frankly disgusting, Waymo accident (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510802) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 10:12 AM Author: Soul-stirring impressive state gaping (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810512&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310880#49510836) |
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Date: December 15th, 2025 10:59 AM Author: Chest-beating 180 public bath wrinkle In the book the older brother Denny is the golden child and all-American boy, contrasted with the loser narrator. Big brother is destined for big things but died in a jeep accident at basic when a larger army truck ran him over, killing him instantly. It’s a tragic but meaningless death that ruins his family and haunts Gordie.
So it’s relevant that it happened in a military jeep. |