Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 10, 2022

Geoff buried himself on purpose, with a fair amount of amenities and a link to the upper world, in order to beat the world record that his own mother had previously held.

lucky seadog Wenman is there

If all three ships were sunk in one hour, how did that kid get on board all three of them? Did they launch him with a catapult when they realized they were going down?

THREE Ships!?? If I didn’t know better I’d say HE was the cause of those sinking ships.

At least he had a man cave.

That’s why his first name is Big.

A general is inspecting the drydock where an advanced prototype is in the final stages of commissioning.

The project manager excitedly explains how the attack submarine will be much faster than an enemy due to an innovative design which drastically reduces drag forces. The general asks how progress is coming along.

The manager replies, “The propulsion system is complete, I think it’s ready for a short voyage”.

The general nods and asks, “And what about the weapons system? Are we ready to test a torpedo firing as well?”

The manager thinks for a bit and answers, “Well yes, I suppose we could try firing off a few live rounds as well”.

The general beams, and turns to his secretary, “Alright private, I want you to write a memo to the base instructing them to prepare. Bear in mind that we are using code names for our prototypes, come up with something appropriate.”

The general strides off, leaving the secretary to figure out the details. The secretary thinks for a bit and then begins to type out the note:

Test vehicle: S.S. Mary Poppins

Test description: A supercavitating expedition with explosives

This answers Steve’s question about what the whale eats to get half a million calories in one mouthful:

What did the whale eat for lunch?

Fish and Ships.

And when young Wenman tried to get on the fourth ship he was repelled voraciously with eagerly tossed jetsam.

Take care, may introverted spelunker Wilbur “Hey It’s The Only Place A Man Can Get Some Peace And Quiet Now Days” Smithord be with you, and gesundheit.

One working to stay on top, the other wanting less. The one doing as necessary, the other …

Another below because below is home.

So Geoff had just the one chamber pot?

The blue whale data isn’t all that astounding, Ive seen teens at fast food places accomplish the same thing.

I once ate a million calories in one sitting (meal).

The trick is I was referring to thermochemical calories. But, a “calorie” in food is a kilocalorie, or 1,000 thermochemical calories. Some people use “Calorie” when they mean food calorie, and “calorie” for thermochemical calorie. Or, they use “k-calorie” or “k-cal” for food calories.

Patrick was walking along a stretch of beach when he came across an old oil lamp. There seemed to be some sort of inscription engraved on it so Patrick took out his hankie and rubbed the moss off it to see what it said. Straight away out popped a genie. The genie said, “Since you have released me from the lamp where I have been imprisoned for a thousand years I will grant you 3 wishes”. Well, Patrick thought about this and came up with, “What I would really like would be a pint of Guiness for my first wish”. Poof and a pint of Guiness appears in Patricks hand which he eagerly drinks and drinks and drinks and drinks, but the pint remains full. He is astonished and says to the genie,“What’s tis then. It’s still full?” The genie replies it’s a magic pint that will never empty. Now, what would you like for your next 2 wishes.". Patrick being quite smart replies “I’ll have 2 more of these then.”… Birdman out.

About Geoff Smith. Why?

I’ll bet he voluntarily got stuck in a beer garden. I know I would.

one time i swallowed 1 million calories an a mouthful