Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 06, 2016
March 05, 2016
March 07, 2016
Transcript:
Robert Lane of New York, New York, named his two sons Winner and Loser. Winner grew up to be a criminal, and Loser became a detective. #1 Mom! The deep-sea Graneledone Boreopacifica octopus cares for her eggs up to 53 months, not eating for the entire period! In 2008, officials spent $100,000 to change the rotation of the Singapore Flyer observation wheel to improve its Feng Shui.
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Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
Why did you name your sons that, Mr. Lane?
Bittermelon of Truth over 8 years ago
Winner winner, chicken dinner!
derdave969 over 8 years ago
But now the feng shui is all off from the other side.
CeeJay over 8 years ago
My dad always claimed that one of his seminary professors had three daughters of questionable beauty named Faith, Hope, and Carity. Faith had stong faith that she’d get married.Hope always hoped that she’d get married. And if Charity got married, it would be pure charity.
comixbomix over 8 years ago
See??!?!? Kids ALWAYS do the opposite of what you tell ’em…
Old Texan75 over 8 years ago
I used to think that spending money on crap like improving the feng shui of the observation wheel was a total waste. Until I realized what it actually does for the economy.1. Whoever thought it up got money. 2. Some engineer had to design the change and got money.3. Then plans were drawn up, whoever did that got money.4. Then contractors.5. Then workers.6. Then the break trucks (Roach Coach) that provided snacks and drinks to the actual workers.7. All these people had to buy pens and paper and paperclips and workclothes and shoes and gas to get to work and groceries and rent……on and on and on.Lots of money changed hands. Lots of people got a piece of the pie.The taxpayers got the bill, right up the ol’ feng shui.
zippykatz over 8 years ago
People who give their kids names like this [movie stars in particular] ought to be arrested. This includes names that sound like a sneeze, names with phony apostrophes, and those impossible to spell or pronounce. These kids are stuck for life.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 8 years ago
That Mrs. Lane must be quite the prize to agree to name her sons in this manner.
Stephen Gilberg over 8 years ago
You have to wonder whether Loser was ever instrumental in the arrest of Winner.
noreenklose over 8 years ago
David Carradine named his son “Free”.When Free was old enough—-he changed it to “Tom”.The first time I heard “Free Carradine” I wondered what he had done to be arrested. (Like free the Chicago seven.) I thought it was a slogan, not a name!
pickled-onions over 8 years ago
sounds like an abusive parent to me. Some parents should not be allowed to name their own children.
MY DOG IS MY CO PILOT over 8 years ago
Thank God for Deed Poll, eh ?