Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 23, 2014
Transcript:
Pumpernickel bread is German for Devil's Fart, named after its supposed effect on the body. Spencer Gore the first winner of Wimbledon in 1877, preferred cricket and did not think that lawn tennis would catch on as it was too boring. Yelp!! Thousands of tumbleweeds trapped residents in their homes in Clovis, New Mexico, in January 2014.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
That’s a lot of tumbleweeds. In February of 2014, Vancouver, Washington had a heavy snowfall that lasted about a week. I know that because I lived through it.
johnt204 over 10 years ago
How about Clovis, NEW Mexico?Google map didn’t find Clovis, Mexico.
St. Pillsbury over 10 years ago
The ‘Pumpernickel’ item makes me wonder about the credibility of this site…..
Dunligiel12 Premium Member over 10 years ago
Uh Ripleys, do a little fact check. Clovis is in New Mexico, not Mexico. There are 50 states not 49.
dr_dolittle_rwc over 10 years ago
Candle Bush (Senna Alata) is called ‘Piss a Bed’ here in Belize, and for good reason. The tea is a diuretic.
tuslog64 over 10 years ago
Today’s strip is a gas!!
oldpine52 over 10 years ago
You were born at the I.R.S.?
louieglutz over 10 years ago
you all know, of course, that tumbleweed is russian thistle, and, as such, is a not so subtle plot against the US by russia, and obama is just ignoring it to the detriment of our sovereign being.
Simon_Jester over 10 years ago
Attaaaaaack Of The Killer Tumbleweeds…..
Stephen Gilberg over 10 years ago
How can you play tennis well and think it’s far more boring than cricket?
english.ann over 10 years ago
I had no idea that tumbleweeds existed as far south as New Mexico; I had associated them with Kansas only.Tennis can be suspenseful whenever two professional guys hit the ball back and forth fourteen times between someone scores. It’s the shape of the shuttlecock that makes its flight path unpredictable, far more than any ball’s path; that’s why scoring in badminton, even at the Olympics, is fast.
MetalOverCountry about 10 years ago
too funny about the Pumperknickel bread, haha