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Russian roulette

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Russian roulette
suicidal gamble involving a six-shooter, loaded with one bullet. [Folklore: Payton, 590]
See : Chance


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They are playing a game of Russian roulette on America's highways," Teamsters Union President Jimmy Hoffa Jr.
Based on these statistics, it is apparent that the vast majority of companies are essentially playing Russian roulette with their systems and data, and ultimately, the future survival of their businesses.
As the documentary explains, guards "tortured him for hours with cigarettes, hot shell casings, threats of castration and death, a glass-strewn gauntlet and Russian roulette.
 
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