Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 22, 2020

Theme for today: stinky

Today: Three fragrances that never made it to scented candles, incense, or perfume. (Same idea Ed A.)

Um… what did they even do with the blown-up whale’s chunks? made chum with which to feed the sharks?

Wouldn’t a thousand small pieces of whale carcass be worse than one large one?

I would sue the surgeon’s butt off. Not allegedly. (Tee hee, “butt”.)

Jason, don’t forget you surpassed Krakatoa by “passing air” a few days ago. And I was around when that whale blew up — it can probably still be googled at “exploding whale.” But what fun!

Actually the blowing up the whale was an attempt, and not a successful attempt.

I think I like the story of Mrs. O’Leary’s cow better than the one about the pig.

https://youtu.be/V6CLumsir34

This video should help explain to some of the commenters why anyone would blow up a whale with dynamite and the aftermath of that idea.

Poor lady, why embarrass her by airing such personal info

Fun fact, believe it or not, “pedo” is “fart” in Spanish. So the pig was basically measuring its farts. It just went off the chart :D

John today’s ’toon reads like a supermarket tabloid.

Today’s strip is really a gas.

Today’s Ripley’s (appropriate considering that poor singer) is one of the more gross ones…

Somewhere there is a pork / bacon joke with this, but I can’t think of one!

Someone should write an opera about the exploding whale and star Amy in it!!

@jpayne4040 Mrs O’Leary of Chicago had a cow, Northern England has a sow. Both on a farm eating their food, one kicked a lamp, the other was “rude.”The animals were to blame, cow and pig up in flame.At the end of the day everyone said let’s dine, on steak and swine.

I’m sure Amy is SO proud of this post.

That pig let a real Silent But Deadly! It didn’t just peel the paint, it scorched it!

I’m sure the seagulls appreciated blowing their dinner into manageable chunks.

Wow! That’s some pig!

With a little effort, I think Amy could have incorporated her flatulence with the music.

“Thar she blows!” Whether I mean the singer, the whale, or the pig is entirely up to you.

A pig did that???!!!!!

Rare: Today’s RBON is all about explosions.

Take care, may a fartord be with you, and GESUNDHEIT.

News had it that big chunks of the whale flew all over town. Some landed on roof tops resulting a strong stench for many months. One of the chunks of whale landed on, and destroyed, a late model Cadillac.

AmyHerbst should have followed in the steps of Le Pétomane…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Pétomane

I’ll bet Amy could really hit those high notes from both ends.

Um, copper is a non-ferrous metal. It can’t spark.

I don’t believe it! Times three!!!

Damn! Don’t ever light a cigarette & fart at the same time!

I thought whales just exploded on their own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=7X0hq0ug9q4

The artist should have drawn the same gas cloud coming from both characters on the left! Hit two birds with one toot!

The attempt to dispose of a dead whale using explosives is a famous example of what not to do.

even being true, just not right posting that about poor Ms. Herbst…just because you can post it, it doesn’t mean your should

there goes Amy’s dating life, sadly

There’s something fishy about these stories today. I smell a rat.

Uncontrollable Air Biscuits: Believe it.

Exploding Whale Park: Believe it.

Porcine Fire Starter: Or not!

May the chord be with you.

I remember the whale thing, we were camping on the beach about 20 miles away. Slabs of whale carcass came raining down, several cars were demolished.

Why is Amy’s story a “Believe It Or Not?” Looks like lazy journalism to me or profiting off someone’s misfortune.