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Almost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True (www.newyorker.com)

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Some of the names are made up, for example the man "Dick Turgidson" is based on was actually called "Penis Hardon" IRL, but even Kubrick thought that was a bit much.