Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 14, 2011
Transcript:
To keep elephants eating crops, Kenyan farmers have begun using closely spaced beehives to create fences of living bees- elephants fierce forms of them! Gloucestershire, England's annual shin kicking contest dates back to the 17th century! Dorando Pietri, an Italian participant in the marathon at the 1908 London Olympics, was the first to cross the finish line, but only because race officials repeatedly picked him up and carried him!
FatTonyBalducci about 13 years ago
is that legal??
FatTonyBalducci about 13 years ago
ok……i looked him up on Wikipedia……….he was disqualified
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorando_Pietri
chicken 33 about 13 years ago
Sort of reminds me of a one legged butt kicking contest.
Puddleglum2 about 13 years ago
Whoever invented that stupid game deserves a kick in the shins!
runar about 13 years ago
I didn’t know Hiawatha was from Gloustershire
Space_cat about 13 years ago
In England the only have ONE day and they only get kicked in the shins? In America we get kicked in the nads everyday!
jimwill0803 about 13 years ago
My aim would be a little farther up the leg. It only takes one kick to do the job.
Stephen Gilberg about 13 years ago
Only John Graziano is credited, but I suspect more than one artist at work here. Few comics combine photorealistic and cartoony so much.
iced tea about 13 years ago
Ouch! Shin kicking!
Elephants are probably afraid those bees will fly up their trunks and do a honey of a job!
Pygar about 13 years ago
Okay, who else misread “shiN” the first time they looked at the comic?
natureboyfig4 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
NOW we know what’s been happening to all our bees! Kenyans 2, Americans 0. :-(:-p