Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 20, 2023

I thought Doraphobia was a phobia of watching how stupid and blind Dora is from Dora the Explorer.

I like looking at pictures of manatees

Only if the animal’s name is Dora, right?

Ok, I’m a dog person. This is not my day.

I have to admit, however, that cat videos can be addicting. Cats do the craziest things and master some incredible jumps. They can slap silly other cats, dogs and people.

Doraphobia might be a form of PETA-phobia.

Today’s believe it or not topics are a bit cat-atonic

Cat videos is what the internet was invented for.

Oh. What a relief. I thought that phobia was about ME. ~ Dora the Explorer, well if YOUR middle name was “the” you’d be a bit weird too.

Take care, may giggled at catalog enthusiast Lucy “Judge Books By Their First Three Letters It Works For Me” Fuzzbuttord be with you, and gesundheit.

How much fear of touching animal skin/fur is NOT excessive?

My favorite videos are watching cars going too fast on snow and ice and slamming into each other. They all know that snow and ice aren’t slippery and only wimps believe that and slow down.

That was one smart cat!

February 20 is International Cat Day. That’s why today’s strip is dedicated to them.

We look at cat videos and derive great pleasure from our live-action cat force.

The ‘cat situation’, doesn’t include me.

Well of course, sitting looking at pictures increases your energy, while running a mile (or a couple of kilometers) decreases your energy.

Collectively, the “experts” ARE the market, and the market can’t beat itself. So typically, an expert will have market performance before management fees and slightly underperform after them .

I like cats, except when they hang upside down on ceilings and drop themselves on you when you walk underneath them

not that I’m allergic to cats (I grew up with some), but do looking at cat pictures and videos work the same way for people who are allergic to cats?

What do you call the fear of watching a video of cats playing the stock market?

Does the doraphobia include wearing leather shoes? Could have been a problem before the invention of plastics.

I got the opposite when l watch cat videos. Is that catofobia?

My buddy’s cat would climb the curtains by the front door and wait at the top until you walked in. Then it was an airborne assault, Psycho Kitty style as she thoroughly clawed and bit you around the head and shoulders. Then she did the strategic retreat. Her name of course was Psycho Kitty!

I think I shall explore a little more about Doraphobia

Animal theme today…

Just wondering. Since a cat will always land on it’s feet when dropped at any attitude (even upside down) from a quite low height, how would a cat adapt to a weightless environment like in a space station or in an airplane in a parabolic dive simulating weightlessness?

Cats are sooooo funny. Kitties even more so.

Is that bottom picture supposed to be that kid from the cover of Mad Magazine, as an adult?