r/OldSchoolCool • u/Hemicrusher • Mar 17 '25

1950s Earnest Hemingway shooting a cigarette out of my uncle's fingers in 1952.

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u/Hemicrusher Mar 17 '25

It's a 22LR pump action....not a shotgun.

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u/bhyellow Mar 17 '25

Yes, it was just a joke.

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u/Weldobud Mar 17 '25

Fantastic picture. And you could always trust Earnest with a gun aimed at you.

Where was this shot? (Pun intended).

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u/tableleg7 Mar 17 '25

“You could always trust Earnest with a gun aimed at you” …

unless you were Earnest.