Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 08, 2021

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    eromlig  over 3 years ago

    Hello, Ripsters! Before you read tonight’s offering, count slowly to ten. I think I’m going to need to get a head start out of here:

    Ferdinand Feghoot (longtime Sci-Fi fen will recognize the name) was traveling through time and space, as was his wont, when he landed on a planet inhabited by big, furry creatures. Using his Acme translator, he was able to communicate with these beings, who, it turned out, referred to themselves as “Furries.”

    Naturally, our hero wanted to meet with the leader of the Furries, so he eloquently said, “Take me to your leader.” They proceeded to take him into the presence of a gigantic Furry, who had what looked for all the world to be a hypodermic needle on its head.

    “THIS is your leader?” Ferdinand asked, incredulously.

    “Yes, indeed,” he was told. “That’s the Furry with the syringe on top.”

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    monkeysky  over 3 years ago

    Wait, 5 miles isn’t that far for a human

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    what’s quite a species of ant

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    Caldonia  over 3 years ago

    I’m sure the queen ant just loves that. Getting evicted from her home and having to meet a whole bunch of strangers, who all want to sleep with her.

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    Gent  over 3 years ago

    What is this so called “dark matter” and what are these invisible filaments made of? Does these scientists even has a clue or they is just doing it for the sake of publish more papers in journals?

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    UmmeMoosa  over 3 years ago

    In regards to Cases, such as prophet Adam and prophet Noah,,,,I beg to differ.

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    sandpiper  over 3 years ago

    Dark matter is causing chaos among scientists. They don’t realize it might be the equivalent of an interstellar tax code that invades every habitable planet out there.

    A queen’s life is never easy. Oh NO!! Not yet!! I have maternity leave left from the last batch.

    Wonder how many living examples they were able to study to reach the 150 year end of warranty period?

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    khmo  over 3 years ago

    Hmmm, sure kills the Methusela story

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  over 3 years ago

    At some point they’ll come to realize what we’ve been calling “the universe” is just a large organism.

    Take care, may renowned writer Rod Serlingord be with you, and gesundheit.

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    Nala the Great  over 3 years ago

    I remember THEM ants.

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    Dolphin Lover  over 3 years ago

    Ouch! You should begin running now but are encouraged to try again tomorrow. Thanks

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    oakie817  over 3 years ago

    in some areas, hillbilly ants are into inbreeding

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    e.groves  over 3 years ago

    Researchers be damned! I’m going to live forever or die trying.

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    scpandich  over 3 years ago

    Considering how no one (officially documented) has lived to 150 I wonder how that figured that out.

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    ncorgbl  over 3 years ago

    Said the spider to the fly.

    The researchers are off. Yesterday I stubbed the same toe I injured while serving in the Union Army, and it’s fine today.

    I’ve travelled much further than that to avoid inbreeding. But my sister is really ugly…

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    Jogger2  over 3 years ago

    About 15 years ago, I was listening to a program about advancements in biology and medical research. Someone said “The first person to live to reach the age of 200 has already been born.”

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    billwog  over 3 years ago

    I’d be more interested in how one discovers ‘“invisible threads.” Isn’t the definitin of invisible based on not being visible?

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    David OBrien  over 3 years ago

    Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Say no more, say no more.

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    tremaine53  over 3 years ago

    SOMEthing is holding things together. It might as well be invisible filaments.

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    tremaine53  over 3 years ago

    Frickin’ lazy Queen Bee should transport herself, instead of going through life like some insect version of Leona Helmsley!

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    stamps  over 3 years ago

    Dark matter is Ungoliant’s web.

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    Saddenedby Premium Member over 3 years ago

    3 NOTS – for today. First reason – guesses. I can make guesses. You can make guesses. History is full of thousands of wrong guesses. Second – seems like the correlation between ants and humans is just a little bit off for inbreeding purposes. But then again, that’s just a guess. ROFLMBO

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    craigwestlake  over 3 years ago

    So-o-oo, how many over 150s did they study to make this assumption?…

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    craigwestlake  over 3 years ago

    Just pray that we never meet that dark matter spider…

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    aussie399 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Honestly the way the world is today i would dread immortality. And that’s just social (ha!) media, political nutters and those who want all rights but stuff responsibility

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    lummysdad  about 3 years ago

    150 years is just another obstacle to over come.

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