Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 04, 2021

That crook probably spent a whole year practicing on what he called his “New family heirloom”, only to give up a decade later because he couldn’t play a single note that resembled music. “Here’s your little flute back.” he muttered.

Must’ve been difficult to do any errands around that NZ road for a month.

Close a part of a road for a month? That’s easy to do in New Zealand. Their entire country’s population is lesser than that of any one of our major cities.

How was it determined that the flute belonged to Ms. Slyker? Are they serial numbered and registered, or what? I assume her name and contact info wasn’t included with it or the taxi driver would have contacted her directly … unless he’s not as scrupulous as I want to give him credit for. And kudos for the music store for taking the trouble to track her down and return it.

How is the flute one hard to believe? She lost it, someone found it (maybe the original driver, maybe not). He sat on it for nine years and then tried to get rid of it. The place he took it to thought that he was suspicious. They checked to see if it was stolen, and then contacted the police after they looked into it’s history.

The taxi driver wasn’t exactly a hero in that little story.

If Heidi sued the taxi cab driver over her flute, she wood-wind.

I wonder what’s wrong with Jesse Larios? It’s not normal to walk 400 miles in a bear suit.

Mmmmm… if he waited ten years, it wasn’t “lost”. It’s a typical MO not to sell an item while it’s still “hot” :D

Didn’t most citizens of San Francisco do that?

Take care, may street feces counter Calvin “Peter Pan” Twinkletord be with you, and gesundheit.

So, I thought the flute story would be about the good taxi driver tracking her down to return the flute – but it turns out he’s just an azz wipe thief. A felony thief at that.

Remind me not to ride in that cab driver’s cab. If he only cleans it out and finds long lost belongings every 10 years that cab must be filthy.

May 2021 Jesse Larios committed to Creedmoor Mental Hospital

Great opportunity to have a seal crossing sign.

New Zealanders are among a long list of people who care for the breeding habits of animals. Every year dozens arrive at Virginia’s southeasternmost point to shepherd newly hatched turtles safely into the Atlantic. Just one example among many.

The taxi guy acquired a greater than usual tip on his own. Amazed he waited 10 years, unless that was the next time he cleaned his hack. (I doubt he or any other passenger would have missed the flute case in the normal course of events.)

Good thing the bear suit walker didn’t walk during hunting season. Although, nowadays it appears anything walking is fair game, bear suit or not. Tragic

Gee. They misspelled Heidi’s name in the comic.

They do the same for Monk Seals in Hawaii.

Jesse found that no one noticed.

In Chicago taxi drivers don’t clean out their cabs quite that often.

400 miles-L.A. to San Fran-teddy bear- AAWWWW !!

Damn New Zealand tree huggers!

I wonder how much weight Jesse Larios lost? It’s a wonder he didn’t pass out from heat stroke.

Accidentally? Who leaves anything of value in a taxi on purpose? To say “accidentally” is unnecessary and a waste of good letters.

Was Jesse Larios on her way to see her shrink?

Maybe Jesse was returning from Comic-Con.

Maybe the taxi driver was just now getting the flute appraised (9 years later) because he finally cleaned out his cab.

Maybe the sea lion should learn to use the Walk button.

I had to reed that twice to make sure I understood you properly….

Har har

About Mr. Larios. Why?

Jesse was told if missed just ONE more meeting she was expelled from the Furries…

It only became a “$13,000 flute” when that cabbie left the meter running.

And why did Jesse Larios do that?

That’s a very expensive flute.