Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 30, 2014
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! There has been a desk full of candy on the floor of the U.S. Senate since 1965, kept full by the Republican senator who sits at it. Josh Gott, a 6-foot-10-inch eighteen-year-old from England, has a unique medical conditions that means he can grow two inches in two weeks! A digital lollipop, being developed in Singapore, fools the tongue into tasting sweet, bitter, sour, and salty flavors.
DaJellyBelly over 10 years ago
But unfortunately, people who have that condition die at relatively young ages.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
Can you still get cavities from a Singaporean digital lollipop?
linsonl over 10 years ago
I wonder if our taxes pay for that candy? Silly me! They pay for all the high life in Washington.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 10 years ago
I wonder if there’s a Senate Majority Licorice Whip.
Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
1965? That candy must be getting a mite stale by now.
Red_Fez over 10 years ago
If a Democrat Senator was seated at the desk, not only would it be empty, but there’d be a bill demanding more.
chabias over 10 years ago
You won’t find the Dum Dums in the drawer.
e.groves over 10 years ago
Our taxes being put to good use. Every one of them has a drawer full of “stupid”. I think all of them should be drug-tested every month.
sonnygreen over 10 years ago
Kept it full since 1965? Knowing our government and what they’re capable of; with a little investigation, I’m absolutely sure you’ll find that the Senator delegated the responsibility to someone who actually knows how to get something done. The Senator has been eating the candy since 1965. If you want to call that an accomplishment ; then YAAAYYY! ! !
sonnygreen over 10 years ago
I’ll go one better! Senator rotten teeth very likely has stale candy thrown out on a regular basis and replaced with fresh candy. What’s that; you ask how he can afford to do such a thing? Anybody out there want to guess who’s actually paying for his 49 years of extravagance?
Space_cat over 10 years ago
Taxpayers do not pay for that candy, it’s a brib…. err “gift” from the HFCS (High fructose corn syrup) lobbyists, to remind them they are in their back pockets
juicebruce over 10 years ago
In my day I had a yummie jar on the desk I used and kept it filled with various nuts, made sure it was always cleaned and with fresh stuff. Seemed that when folks had something that they could munch on then the ideas come out. The jar was always open to all comers .