I knew a guy once who claimed Hunter S. Thompson tried to shoot him with a shotgun. I almost had to ask if he didn't feel lucky. Thankfully, I managed to pivot into "... that you weren't hit."
But that's not what I meant. Not at all.
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It was a funny story.
He said he'd worked as the marketing director for one of HST's bars and wanted him to do some promo-type thing. He'd been strongly adviced by the manager not to go to HST directly, but the nitwit showed up at his family property anyway.
Hence, the shotgun.
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I don't know if I believe any of this (why would you trust anyone who admits that they've worked in marketing?), but once every few months I'll have a good chuckle about it.