Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 20, 2014
Transcript:
Pet de Nonne- a popular French pastry similar to a donut- means Nun's Fart in French. The Austrian composer Gyorgy Ligeti wrote a piece for the piano- The Three Bagatelles- that consisted of a single C# note and two pages of silence. 17-year-old Rumeysa Gelgi of Karabuk, Turkey, is 7 feet tall.
Templo S.U.D. about 10 years ago
I think this is Ligeti’s piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4ClW_6AviI
MJKesquire about 10 years ago
Why does She use a walker? I know or have seen lots ofguys 7 feet or taller, & I knew one Woman who was 7 feet1 inch tall. She walked a well as anyone! Does She haveweakness in Her legs or a spinal problem??
linsonl about 10 years ago
The French think it is very funny when British tourists call their mates “Pet”
cabalonrye about 10 years ago
The original name could be in fact paix de nonne (nun’s peace). The two words are prononced the same way in French. The story goes that it was created by a nun to offer to an ennemy convent, as a sign of peace.
The other story, going with the word pet (fart), is that one day in a convent kitchen busy at work for a feast, a young apprentice nun gave a long and prolongued fart, and was so embarassed that she let fall a spoonful of dough into a recipient full of bubbling fat. And voilà.
e.groves about 10 years ago
The next time I let one in the kitchen, I’ll say I’m trying out a new recipe. What is “Old Farts Fart” in French?
mavsrcheap about 10 years ago
Oh my, the composer has not clothes.
GojusJoe about 10 years ago
Our 18 month old grand-daughter has performed the entire musical composition, “The Three Bagatelles”, with no mistakes. (Believe It Or Not)
Charlie Fogwhistle about 10 years ago
Rumeysa has Weaver Syndrome. She uses a walker due to weak muscles and bones caused by that disorder. She has a Google site at: https://sites.google.com/site/rumeysagelgi/english/home
Mr. Pogo about 10 years ago
Interesting that the naughty version of the story prevailed over time (the story pointed out by cabalonrye) rather than the nice version.
zeimetr about 10 years ago
At least the composer did not to contend with Emperor Joseph II’s complaint to Mozart that one of his pieces had too many notes!
Ripplin Premium Member about 10 years ago
There are also pets de soeurs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pets_de_s%C5%93urs
Rayodeluz about 10 years ago
In Mexico there is candy that is also called Nun’s Farts (Pedos de Monja)
Janos about 10 years ago
With this name György Ligeti must be hungarian.