Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 14, 2020

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    Bilan  over 4 years ago

    “Thief??? But I have the receipt right here. Um .. somewhere."

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 4 years ago

    So aside from just talking, how were James’ friends and the delegates supposed to entertain themselves, First Lady?

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    eromlig  over 4 years ago

    That probably explains why he wasn’t re-elected.

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    Bilan  over 4 years ago

    The velociraptor tried to steal the recipe for Christmas cookies from Sarah Polk and hasn’t been seen since.

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    Linuxman37  over 4 years ago

    Since veloci means fast (or speedy) and raptor means bird of prey, where does the thief come in? Is it assumed birds of prey are thieves?

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    jpayne4040  over 4 years ago

    I guess we know who was really in charge during the Polk Administration!

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    James Wolfenstein  over 4 years ago

    That’s why some presidents had no choice than other sex with interns :D

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    J Short  over 4 years ago

    Every one polked fun at her.

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    biscotti...  over 4 years ago

    What is oleo in the recipe? I’ve never seen this

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    Dean  over 4 years ago

    https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cartoon-06-14-2020/

    Sloths

    are faster in water

    than they are

    on Land!

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    The Pro from Dover  over 4 years ago

    But over at the Blair House there is a Party!!! going on!

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  over 4 years ago

    I was overjoyed as a young child when I found out that party poopers didn’t really poop at parties.

    Take care and gesundheit.

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    dv1093  over 4 years ago

    OK, how many of us are going to make these cookies now?

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    markhughw  over 4 years ago

    rapore meant plunderer or thief

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    diegot  over 4 years ago

    And the current inhabitants of the White House have banned truth and promoted lying, self enrichment, deception and narcissism.

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    yangeldf  over 4 years ago

    I get how “Veloci” can mean speed, but I’m fairly certain that “raptor” means “bird of prey.” Granted I don’t really know latin and it can mean more than one thing (like how the “homo” in homosapien means “man” when “homo” usually means “same”)

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    Sassy's Mom  over 4 years ago

    This is somewhat inaccurate about Mrs. Polk. She banned hard liquor, but did serve a wide variety of wines. I gather the bans were because of her religious values.

    In those days entertainment included things like singing, charades, word games, and talk. I’m sure there were other things, but that’s what I know off of the top of my head.

    Side note: her father saw to it that she received an excellent education, which was unusual for those days. In fact, she first met Polk when they were going to school. As adults she was reintroduced to him by Pres. Jackson.

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    donut reply  over 4 years ago

    …and today few people remember President Polk.

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    Eugeno  over 4 years ago

    Yep – unless they’re from Texas, and remember the war with Mexico and the Alamo – still a divisive issue in some southern quarters.

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    Angry Indeed Premium Member over 4 years ago

    You would think in this day and age, RBION would depict velociraptors with feathers which what current scientific thinking is saying.

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    craigwestlake  over 4 years ago

    And so far, the recipe has sent several dozen to join her…

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    pbr50138  over 4 years ago

    Bozo Chump banned pets, honesty and truth.

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