Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 19, 2011
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Transcript:
The 1849 US goal dollar coin was so small, only 13 millimeters in diameter, that it had to be redesigned because too many people lost them! On Aug. 21, 2011, a mother in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, made her son wear a sign in public after catching him shoplifting that said: Do not trust me. I will steal from you as I am a thief Silence of the toads! And Australia, as much as 66% of a young Australian cane toad's diet is made up of other, smaller cane toads!
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Aussie Down Under almost 13 years ago
However, the cane toads are still a blight in Queensland and starting to invade New South Wales.
roscoedog55 almost 13 years ago
Wife wears a sign I am right and must be obeyed.
davidf42 almost 13 years ago
The mother should be put in jail for child psychological abuse, cruel and unusual punishment.
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
@AussieDownUnder,It sounds like a ‘toadal’ wave!“Multiplication, that’s the name of the game” – Bobby Darin
chicken 33 almost 13 years ago
Ain’t no frog, nothing but a bunch of horny toads.
cedes29 almost 13 years ago
i read the article about the boy …….but why the Shrek ears
teddyr almost 13 years ago
davidf42: No, the mother should be given a citation and commendation for CARING about her son’s morals! Statements like yours is what is wrong with today’s society, to whit: Make everyone feel good, don’t hurt anyone’s psychy lest they might turn out to be productive citizens.
3hourtour Premium Member almost 13 years ago
..you are what you eat…
i_am_the_jam almost 13 years ago
I agree, Teddy. Too many parents are too permissive these days, and any thought of discipline is immediately labeled “child abuse” by Ignorant Liberals™.
davidf42 almost 13 years ago
Teddy, Shirl, SeaFox, SAM – I agree about the discipline issue and I am not a liberal. I do however believe that there are better ways to discipline and teach a child morals without humiliating them.
Stephen Gilberg almost 13 years ago
Know something else about cane toads? The males will attempt to mate with just about anything organic, live or dead. They must have no mores at all.
comicnut4636 almost 13 years ago
Sounds like good population control by the Australian Cane Toad but, from what AussieDownUnder says it doesn’t seem too be working.
Dberrymanal1 almost 13 years ago
If that had been my son I would not have made him ware a sign, but he would not been able to set down for a week!
tedunn5453 almost 13 years ago
I bet he doesn’t shop lift anything again for a long time.