Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 14, 2015
Transcript:
West Virginia Virginia Virginia extends farther west than West Virginia. The creator of Chili's Grill and Bar's catchy Baby Back Ribs jingle, Guy Bommarito, has never actually eaten the restaurant chain's ribs! On the December 9, 1986, broadcast of Late Night with David Letterman, the screen slowly rotated a full 360 degrees over the duration of the show.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
And why did Guy not eat any of the ribs? He a vegetarian or something?
KA7DRE Premium Member over 9 years ago
Yes, I remember that Letterman show. Quite Bizarro !
wmwiii Premium Member over 9 years ago
Maybe they should change its name to Northwest Virginia.
Old Texan75 over 9 years ago
Well, me and ol’ Guy both. I don’t eat ribs because I don’t like strips of fat alternating with strips of bone. Besides I don’t know what baby back ribs are vs. just plain ribs.
comixbomix over 9 years ago
But, the majority of West Virginia is west of the majority of Virginia…Perhaps they could call it Westier Virginia?
Stephen Gilberg over 9 years ago
East Aurora is west of Aurora, New York.
TB73 over 9 years ago
Here in Ireland the most northerly point of the country is in County Donegal which is in Southern Ireland (as opposed to Northern Ireland) which means the most Northern part of Ireland is in the South.
jocatric over 9 years ago
North & South Virginia? Northwest- South-east Virginia?
Fan o’ Lio. over 9 years ago
Windsor, Canada is just South of Detroit.
Bob. over 9 years ago
In Louisiana at New Orleans the “West Bank” of the Mississippi River is South of the city.
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 9 years ago
My question is WHY did the screen slowly rotate a full 360 degrees?
Pedmar Premium Member over 9 years ago
And the western tip of Virginia is farther west than Detroit.
spaced man spliff over 9 years ago
…and Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles.
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 9 years ago
You mean West “By God” Virginia, right?
Bandusia15 over 9 years ago
Not all Jews keep kosher and attend synagogue Saturdays or observe all holidays. In fact, I woudl say most don;’t. And thank God for that. People are wising up to the idiocy, intolerance, hatred and misogyny that is religion.