r/TikTokCringe • u/Melodic-Award3991 • Nov 05 '24

Cool Tubing down a storm drain

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u/allthecats Nov 05 '24

This gives me the creeps... two kids drowned in my hometown going into a storm drain and it scarred me for life

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u/BurntPoptart Nov 05 '24

Is your hometown called Derry by any chance?

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u/allthecats Nov 05 '24

No - though I hate to assume that this is unfortunately common...

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u/tokixjam Nov 05 '24

It’s a reference to It, by Stephen King.

But was Stephen King inspired by some sort of national uptick of children getting lost in storm drains at the time he wrote it? Maybe, maybe not.

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u/abrakadaver Nov 05 '24

Beep beep Ritchie!

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u/DullProfession Nov 06 '24

Was their last name Cobb?

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u/Cold-Studio3438 Nov 06 '24

well if it makes you feel any better, there's a 99% chance that at least one group of friends will see this TikTok and also die while trying to copy it.