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[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

FWIW, I never thought he was literally trying to choke him. Get leverage on him? Pop his head off?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they had Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots in his time

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

For those curious, it came out in 1964. One of the clues that it wasn't made before the 1950s is that it is made of plastic.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_'Em_Sock_'Em_Robots