Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 23, 2016
Transcript:
Hello, donkey! Donkey whisperer Mark Ineson of Yorkshire, England, developed a technology that translates donkey noises into English phrases! High wire hitched! Acrobats Mustafa Danguir and Anna Lebedeva got married while balancing on a tight rope 30 feet in the air during a Houston, Texas, performance on July 26, 2016- the first ever high wire wedding! Architects in Jerusalem have installed giant flowers in Valero Square that inflate when people walk by!
pam Miner about 8 years ago
For some reason instead of reading about the architects in Jerusalem making giant flowers, I read that Jerusalem artichokes have big flowers.language can be weird.
Templo S.U.D. about 8 years ago
Do tell, Mark, on how your donkey-translating technology works.
tom_wright about 8 years ago
So how does Mark know his translator is working properly? It’s like I’ve heard that some breed of cat is 10X smarter than some other breed. Who the hell measured the IQ of the cats?
Chad Cheetah about 8 years ago
“When can I eat?” must be a common phrase from donkeys
comixbomix about 8 years ago
His first translation was, “Mark, you’re an ass…”
comixbomix about 8 years ago
So, those flowers are blown up regularly?
Radish... about 8 years ago
“I’d say thistles, but nobody listens to me, anyway.”.
Michael Matchinsky about 8 years ago
Donkey phrases to English… doesn’t mean that’s what they donkey actually said.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 8 years ago
Animal translators are usually saved for April Fool jokes.
drycurt about 8 years ago
What happened to the dog and cat translation software of about 15 years ago? Those should be smartphone apps by now. I don’t have a pet; so maybe they are available. That would make this donkey software less remarkable. Maybe I just gave away a million dollar idea.
Old Texan75 about 8 years ago
Chris Bull and Phoebe Baker were married 80 feet in the air at Wookey Hole Caves in Somerset, UK. (I love English names!). April, 2015, a year earlier than the “first ever”. Mustafa and Anna were only 30 feet off the ground.In 1954 Berty Omankowski and Roger Decugis married on the wire at La Rochelle, France.Budget films shows old black and white films of two other high wire weddings.And this is from just a quick Google search. The fact checkers from Ripley’s need to learn how to Google.
Old Texan75 about 8 years ago
British Pathefilms of Berty and Rogers marriage is on youtube. Oops, it was in Toulouse. The best man walked backwards on the wire to the platform. The priest was a high diver who did aerial stunts to raise money to build new churches.