Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 30, 2024

That’s truel about the three person duel.

That’s kind of like saying a duo with three persons singing is called a trio.

No one believes seniors . . . Everyone thinks they are senile

An elderly couple was celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The couple had married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after they retired. Holding hands, they walked back to their old school. It was not locked, so they entered, and found the old desk they’d shared, where Jerry had carved- ‘I love you, Sally’.

On their way back home, a bag of money fell out of an armored car, practically landing at their feet. Sally quickly picked it up and, not sure what to do with it, they took it home. There, she counted the money – fifty thousand dollars!

Jerry said, “We’ve got to give it back.”

Sally said, “Finders keepers!” She put the money back in the bag and hid it in their attic.

The next day, two police officers were canvassing the neighborhood looking for the money, and knocked on their door. “Pardon me, did either of you find a bag that fell out of an armored car yesterday?”

Sally said, “No.”

Jerry said, “She’s lying. She hid it up in the attic.”

Sally said, “Don’t believe him, he’s getting senile.”

The agents turned to Jerry and began to question him.

One said: “Tell us the story from the beginning.”

Jerry started, “Well, when Sally and I were walking home from school yesterday……”

The first police officer turned to his partner and whispered, “Well, I’ve heard enough, we’re outta here!”

Would a duel between 4 be a quel? How many would be a cruel?

In a truel, does each person get two “trueling” pistols, or just one and hope neither other person aims at you?

I’m watching a show call Museum Secrets and one of the things they brought up was linen armor. Some museum types made linen thread like the Greeks and wove it. Then they glued layers of it together. The armor stopped an arrow from point blank range. A guy was wearing it. The arrow penetrated but not enough to injure the guy any. Bronze armor on the other hand was useless.

Very interesting stuff.

Well, not really.

It would not be a “duel between three people”. It would be a “duel among three people”. You’re welcome.

$1.5 million for a replica? What a gyp!

Alexander must’ve gone broke starching the bejezuz out of his army jerseys! Better hope they don’t do battle in the rain!

I watched a couple of minutes of GOT when HBO had a freebee period and was turned off by the sex and violence. I was led to believe it was on par with LOTR.

I wonder how well they would have done if they’d called themselves the Truel Stooges…..

A Manage a Dua

I’m curious if the Iron Throne replica is made of Iron or something else made to look like iron. Movie props like swords can be made of aluminum, steel or even wood and rubber depending on how it is to be used.

I work for the auction company that sold the throne and was working the auction that day. No, it wasn’t the screen-used throne, but it was from HBO and was their official touring throne. I got to sit in it, and it was just as hard on the rear as you would imagine! ;)

even Ripley would believe some people have way too much money if they can blow that much on an imitation of a movie prop!

A duel AMONG three people. “Between” is used when two people are involved. “Among” is used when more than two people are involved.

Can Flemish and Dutch people understand each other?

Two Flemish men are in Holland and see a poster: “Shirts – 5 Euros”.

They turn to each other and say, “Wow, that’s cheap. Let’s buy a dozen to resell them back in Belgium.”

They enter the store and say, in their best possible Dutch: “We would like 10 shirts, please.”

The man behind the counter answers, “Ah, I see that you’re Flemish.”

They reply: “Huh, how? Is our Dutch not that good?”

“No, you both speak it perfectly, but this is a dry cleaners.” came the reply.