Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 19, 2015
Transcript:
Monkey do! During the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, authorities used 38 trained Gray langur monkeys to frighten wild monkeys, away from the athlete's Village. The 76th Maharana of India, is part of the longest ruling dynasty in the world, since 734 A.D.- over 1200 continuous years! There are only about 18 minutes of total action during a professional baseball game. Yawn!
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
Eighteen minutes if you can each of the nine innings’ six outs fast enough.
Bilan about 9 years ago
Like they say, you can’t keep a good Maharana down.
aimlesscruzr about 9 years ago
An American football game has even less: 11 minutes.
Unless it’s the Superbowl and you only watch for the commercials…
comixbomix about 9 years ago
You’d think they’d have said, “Nearly 1,300 years!” instead…
goweeder about 9 years ago
18 minutes for a baseball game? Funny, it seems so much LONGER!
Brown Leghorn about 9 years ago
Back in the 40’s we saw more action because of less advertising. The sponsers had their ads written on the backfield wall and could be seen on the TV screen during the entire game as well as from the bleachers. This gave you little time for boredom or to grab a beer like Ballentine beer & ale! However we always managed.
Brown Leghorn about 9 years ago
My older cousin had an apartment in a building near the Dodger stadium and we watched the games from the roof top while tuning in the announcer on the radio.
benbrilling about 9 years ago
And folks complain about the Bush and Clinton dynasties.
Artie Adams about 9 years ago
Except spread out over three days rather than three hours.
Tarredandfeathered about 9 years ago
Perhaps the time has come for “Sprint Baseball”..Like the variety of Chess where each player has a Time Limit for his moves and, if he Runs Out of Time before the game is Over, he automatically Loses..It would be Trickier for Baseball.Timing One Team while the Pitcher is warming up, then switching to the Other Team as soon as he throws.Then, back to the First Team as soon as the Runner Stops on a Base.Or, the Batter Strikes Out..If they manage the Full 9 Innings and Neither runs out of Time, a combination of Runs and Unused Minutes would determine the Winner..Two Unused Minutes equals One Run, Perhaps?.
Tarredandfeathered about 9 years ago
Well, Strictly Speaking, The Caption didn’t say the Dynasty is Still Ruling, just that the current Holder of the Title is Part of it. Which is, apparently, True..BTW, when it comes to That sort of thing, there is also a Genuine heir to the Title of Count Dracula living in Germany. He was, last I knew, running a Tourist Attraction based on the Dracula stories complete with RED Wine bar and Garlic Garden.Oh, and he also thoroughly Enjoys showing up for Red Cross Blood Drives dressed as Count Dracula.Because, Legally, He IS. .
Seeker149 Premium Member about 9 years ago
At least it’s almost twice the action in a football game.
Nathan Daniels Premium Member about 9 years ago
…..am I the only one who noticed they spelled “authorititties” incorrectly? Needs another ‘t’. ;)