Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for May 02, 2024

They should rephrase that, the Coconut Crabs could live to 60 years if they didn’t taste so good.

The only things that eat Coconut Crabs are people and other Coconut Crabs.

Did those Indianans pitch their watches into lakes in anger and/or frustration, or do those overpriced Apple products just have crummy wristbands?

So the moral of the story is to avoid hotels/motels where people ate coconuts in bed or else you may have to live with those crabs for a long time. (◠‿◠)

The Coconut Crab Caper:

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The day after a man lost his wife in a scuba diving accident, he was greeted by two grim-faced policemen at his door. “We’re sorry to call on you at this hour, Mr. Wilkens, but we have some information about your wife.”

“Well, tell me!” the man said.

The policeman said: “We have some bad news, some good news and some really great news. Which do you want to hear first?”

Fearing the worst, Mr. Wilkens said: “Give me the bad news first.”

So the policeman said: “I’m sorry to tell you sir, but this morning we found your wife’s body in the bay.”

“Oh my god!,” said Mr. Wilkens, overcome by emotion. Then, remembering what the policeman had said, he asked: “What’s the good news?”

“Well,” said the policeman, “When we pulled her up she had two five-pound lobsters and a dozen good size Coconut crabs on her.”

“If that’s the good news, then what’s the great news?” Mr. Wilkens demanded.

The policeman said: “We’re going to pull her up again tomorrow morning.”

In New York city, those ear pods are the most common thing found in the sewers.

I’ve had coconut shrimp at Outback, but never coconut crab.

Are those coconut crabs edible?

That sounds about right because the crab I married is 70 years old.

Unlike most fish, mudskippers leave the water.

What do other fish do to keep their eyeballs moist when out of the water?

That’s because most fish are never out of water.

Sounds like Darrick Langos likes bobbing for apples.

Coconut is an attractive word for food. If they had coconut mud, somebody would try it

O.K., so why is someone from Illinois diving in lakes in Indiana?

Time flies but doesn’t swim very well.