Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 26, 2021

Another salute to our brave fellow citizens wearing the uniform of our country. And to the officers thereof, I’ll even use all my fingers:

A Light Colonel has just received his full-bird rank, and he enters his brand-new office with pristine furniture and fixtures. He sits behind his desk, and just as he starts to settle in, there’s a knock at his door. “Come in,” he says, but, as the enlisted man enters his office, the Colonel, filled with his own sense of self-importance, picks up the telephone on his desk and begins speaking into it. “Yes, Mister President. Yes, that’s my advice to you and the First Lady; you’d be wise to heed it!” He hangs up the phone, then addresses the corporal who is standing at the doorway holding a bag of tools. “Well, what do you want? Can’t you see I’m a busy man?”The Sergeant says, “Yes, Sir, I see that. I’ve just come in to install your telephone, Sir.”

Hey, Jason, how long did you hold the plank position? I bet I know…

The farthest of British Columbia I’ve gotten was Victoria. This spotted lake is nowhere near there, Vancouver, Whistler, or even Port Alberni?

Under the IMAGES option at bing.com, there are dozens of photos of Spotted Lake in various color phases.

Not running at all can shorten your life immediately to a minimum if a lion is after you

https://www.google.com/search?q=spotted+lake+bc&rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA924CA924&sxsrf=AOaemvJHGxl1rhUDSj0NzllApPibkX_qkg:1635233457955&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=XaL92J9Eyvb0yM%252CK8h4bjn2oKXL9M%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRNaXayYIt4MIQs2-5IOiMZm9Vnwg&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjh_Yqrx-fzAhW-l2oFHcQ6AxwQ_B16BAhKEAE#imgrc=XaL92J9Eyvb0yM

Running for an hour would definitely SHORTEN my life!!

If I have to run for an hour to gain 7 hours i’m only up the 6 hours I will need to rest to recuperate from that run, assuming i don’t need to rest longer than that.

Daniel Scali of Australia managed to waste 9 hours, 30 minutes and 1 second of his life!

Those researchers must have stock in knee replacement companies.

Running could add even more time, depending upon who/what you are trying to escape.

Only Jar Heads will understand this..and possibly only old Jar Heads: From the Halls of, to the shores of, all around us, SUCKS!!!! Semper fiddles..

Sorry Coyote, the Road Runner’s gonna live forever.

Just keep running and you’ll never die.

Running adds hours to your life? Tell that to Jim Fixx.

So, just keep running and you’ll live forever?

4 hours per day is more than enough :)

if your ‘run’ from the law – I don’t think it will add hours to your life – maybe but I don’t believe it. researchers and scientists – don’t ya just love them and what they spend their time discovering so that we can shake our heads and wonder who pays for this stuff???? oh yeah the tax payer – so no wonder we have no say in our tax situations

The late Bill Hicks: I just love watching people jog in New York. It’s 110 degrees. They’re dead. They’re in traffic. “I gotta get skinnier. I gotta be thinner.” Dude, you’re gonna get hit in the head with a car. You’re gonna look real good like a puddle, okay? “Wow, what a thin-looking, healthy puddle that is!”

Well, @stevesilver48 chose the topic of old folks and the procreative process, so here’s one I heard a few years back. There was this really old guy who married a really attractive young woman in her mid 20’s, and at his next doctor’s appointment told the MD that he and his wife were thinking about having a baby, and asked the doctor if he had any advice for him. The doctor tried to hold back a big smile, but still ended up smirking as he told the old man “Yes I do. I’d suggest you take in a young border.” Three months later the old man was back seeing the doctor again, and the doc asked whether his wife was pregnant yet. “Yes, she is doctor” he replied. “So”, said the doc, “I’m guessing you took my advice and took in a border.” “You’re right Doctor”, said the old man. “And she’s pregnant too!”

Wait, did he do that with his left arm in a cast?!

re: running….OR NOT !!

RE: Plank… I have 60 secs down pat…

Those planks look mighty easy, until you actually try it.

About Mr. Scali: why?

In ‘68, in Marine Boot Camp, we did that “plank” thing a lot but we had our hands behind our head. Our DIs called it “watching TV”.