Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 28, 2012
February 27, 2012
February 29, 2012
Transcript:
Project Bandaloop an aerial dance troupe from California, performs many of its routines dangling from the sides of buildings and cliffs! Although they fed almost exclusively on plants- hippopotamuses are very aggressive and kill more people every year than lions! Believe It or Not! Enthusiasts of Japan's Dekotora art form decorate their cargo trucks to extremes- with shiny metallics, lavish paint jobs and so many neon lights that the rigs are street legal with them turned on!
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tadchem almost 13 years ago
In mating season the males of herding species get very protective of their harems. Many human males also fight to the death over females.In Mumbai and the Philippines taxi drivers decorate their cabs to the extreme.
suzleigh almost 13 years ago
If I only ate plants, I’d be cranky too.
CYBret almost 13 years ago
And yet there’s still no “Hippo Week” on The Discovery Channel….it’s a crime!
Simon_Jester almost 13 years ago
Michael Crichton described a hippo attack in the book, ‘Congo’
tedunn5453 almost 13 years ago
They should see the jeep-nees in the Phillipines, if they want to see decoration, or the Chicken Buses in South America.
walruscarver2000 almost 13 years ago
Vegetarians! I told you they were dangerous.
corpcasselbury almost 13 years ago
Yes, actually, it is.
zipperg almost 13 years ago
Many of the hippos in the Teamsters will kill you if you criticize the decorations on their trucks.
jennifer almost 13 years ago
Interesting. Considering the exotic animals that have ‘naturalized’ in the Everglades, I wonder when someone will release a few hippos. Can you imagine the surprise of vacationers in a glass-bottomed boat.
tuslog64 almost 13 years ago
In Yellowstone, there are more injuries from buffalo than from bears.One is more likely to be a victim of suicide than murdered.Danger is often not where we expect.(How fast can a hippo run?)OOps – just remembered – hippos get you when they tip over boats.
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
…dangling dance troupe dancers!
Stephen Gilberg almost 13 years ago
RBIoN has such clashing art styles sometimes. But that doesn’t bother me. What does is the superfluous repetition of the comic’s title under the hippo item.
jmcx4 almost 13 years ago
Bandaloop Troupe message to friend: Why don’t you come over and hang out for a while?
iced tea almost 13 years ago
I’d never want a hippopotamus for Christmas!
Sodaburger almost 13 years ago
“Momma says a hippo would eat me up, but then, Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian” (I want a hippopotamus for Christmas)