Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 28, 2012
Transcript:
Ripley's Believe It or Not During World War II the Soviet army used entire battalions of prisoner soldier for suicidal tasks! Thin is out! 'Body Exchange' a fitness gym in Vancouver, Canada, prohibits thin people from using its facilities! 'Lady Dai' In 1972, archaeologists in Mawangdui, China, uncovered the 2,200-year-old tomb of a noblewoman and found her so well preserved that they were able to perform an autopsy on her still-moist remains!
Veridian about 12 years ago
“…..Is he Supposed to look like That??…”
“…I’ve never seen a Mummy in that condition before!..he’s still…..still….Um……”
“Juicy!”
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz in “The Mummy”Red_Fez about 12 years ago
Life was cheap to Communists… and still is.
Lady Nicole about 12 years ago
(I’ll sum up Wiki) They think “Lady Dai” had coronary issues and died of a heart attack. Apparently she ate too much sweets and meats too. Her skin was still soft, her limbs could be bent, she still had blood in her veins and all of her organs were intact. Buried with her inside of her tomb were several side dishes of soups, skewed meats, skeletons of “food animals”, sweets like jujubes and even a complete meal.
Elderflower about 12 years ago
So what happens if you buy a membership in the gym and lose the weight before it expires? Do you get a refund?
Bob. about 12 years ago
You get your weight back
Stephen Gilberg about 12 years ago
Is that pronounced the same as “Lady Di” (Diana, Princess of Wales) or “Lady Day” (Billie Holiday)? I hate to think of either of those women looking like that.
Puddleglum2 about 12 years ago
“Thin is out!”Go figure!
tbritt99 about 12 years ago
I’m moving to Vancouver
iced tea about 12 years ago
I also remember reading about Lady Dai. Also inside her stomach were several cantaloupe seeds.
StrangerCoug about 12 years ago
Darn you, Body Exchange!
Squirrelchaser about 12 years ago
In the “Dirty Dozen” (don’t know if it is a true story) the squad made up of convicts were already in the military, not civilians forced into a suicide mission. I’m sure that many cons in prisons were given the “option” of joining the regular military in exchange for thier freedom.
So why were thin people not allowed in the gym? So the delicate egos of the weight-challenged would not be bruised? Sounds absolutely ridiculous to me. Hope it is just the policy of the gym and not government nanny-state pc program.