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Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 28, 2014
May 27, 2014
May 29, 2014
Transcript:
Where is it? Nomophobia is the fear of being without a cell phone. Dinesh Upadhyaya of Mumbai, India, known as Maximouth, can fit 5 golf balls in his mouth at once! The ancient Egyptians swore oaths on an onion- it was a symbol of longevity.
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Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
I guess that phobia gets its name from “no mo[bile telephone].”
Marv Walker over 10 years ago
Five golf balls? That’s all?
That’s nothing. I can stick both feet in my mouth without even thinking.
aimlesscruzr over 10 years ago
I know I don’t have that phobia. I frequently leave the house without mine, and find it’s too much of a bother to even unlock the door and go back in to get it…
Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
Didn’t I once see that guy Upadhaya on the cover of a Rolling Stones album?
tuslog64 over 10 years ago
A name for every phobia.Q. What do they call a man that has a fear of birth-control devices?
tuslog64 over 10 years ago
A. Daddy!
John W Kennedy Premium Member over 10 years ago
Yes, it is for [no] [mo]bile, and it’s a junk-science term invented by the UK Post Office. In real psychiatry, it means “neurotic fear of laws”.
bobviously over 10 years ago
This guy could easily beat 5 if he wanted to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyh-3vTw8Zo
sdjamieson Premium Member over 10 years ago
And — wait. Why would you want five golf balls in your mouth?
english.ann over 10 years ago
I do remember Ripley mentioning in one of his Believe or Not! books a girl who could put her entire fist in her mouth. Complete with a drawing of her doing just that.