Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for April 19, 2021

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    pearlsbs  over 3 years ago

    Probably the RBION comics for the rest of the week.

    Tuesday:

    https://www.gocomics.com/ripleysbelieveitornot/2018/04/17?ct=v&cti=1964646

    Wednesday:

    https://www.gocomics.com/ripleysbelieveitornot/2018/04/18?ct=v&cti=1964646

    Thursday:

    https://www.gocomics.com/ripleysbelieveitornot/2018/04/19?ct=v&cti=1964646

    Friday:

    https://www.gocomics.com/ripleysbelieveitornot/2018/04/20?ct=v&cti=1964646

    Saturday:

    https://www.gocomics.com/ripleysbelieveitornot/2018/04/21?ct=v&cti=1964646

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    Caldonia  over 3 years ago

    I would’ve guessed Coke was initially made with cocaine. Now I just feel silly.

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    monkeysky  over 3 years ago

    While it’s technically true that the first formula was alcoholic, it wasn’t officially distributed until after the Atlanta area prohibited alcohol, and it was then marketed specifically as a “temperance drink” with it’s new non-alcoholic recipe.

    Of course, it still contained cocaine at the time.

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    flashdrive1988  over 3 years ago

    Didn’t Elvis also have a White Belt in cocaine?

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    Elvis’s karateka body guard Ed Parker (1931-1990) was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; the former once invited the latter to a Latter-day Saint high schoolers’ seminary (scripture study during the school year).

    https://www.ldsliving.com/The-Day-Elvis-Presley-Attended-Early-Morning-Seminary/s/77866

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    Gent  over 3 years ago

    Dang. Now I knows that Elvis was behind making this Indian movie. Karate!

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6hcPXxZMPQg

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    Shirl Summ Premium Member over 3 years ago

    alcoholic or alcohol? Which is correct?

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    khmo  over 3 years ago

    At that time Coca leaves were not controlled in the US and coke as well as many medicines like laudanum were popular over the counter drugs.

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    tremaine53  over 3 years ago

    Elvis was such a physical and pharmaceutical mess before he died at 42, it’s difficult imagining him being really competent in karate.

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    e.groves  over 3 years ago

    “Long live the King.”

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    sandpiper  over 3 years ago

    Advertising copy has provided lots of go to words in our lexicon. There’s a constant struggle going on in ad agencies to find Le Bon Mot to get a product to sell to the gullible.

    Coke is still with us, but it wasn’t the ad copy that kept it going. It has survived on its own, but with a few deep dives in sales of certain products that were designed to attract the in crowds to the supposedly healthy updates.

    Elvis is a tragic example of talent mislead into excess by the people who supposedly cared for him. Loved a lot of his music. Hated seeing his gradual deterioration.

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    theincrediblebulk  over 3 years ago

    How did Elvis transform from being a black belt to become a white musical performer? There must have been some serious witchcraft going on.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member over 3 years ago

    But….Elvis was not so smart about bad drugs!

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    Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I want RBIoN fans to please read the comment I made in today’s (04/19/21) Pearls Before Swine" comic. Thanx!

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    WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago

    And Elvis was also a secret informant for the CIA… and the first Coca Cola had cocaine….

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    Ricky Bennett  over 3 years ago

    If my iPod breaks, do I take it to a podiatrist?…

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    celeconecca  over 3 years ago

    “When freelance copywriter Vinnie Chieco saw the prototype at an Apple brainstorming session he immediately recalled the extravehicular activity Pod in 2001: A Space Odyssey. This EVA Pod (ePod) was the direct inspiration in naming the iPod.” (memeburn.com)

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    namelocdet  over 3 years ago

    I’m pretty sure Elvis’ Black Belt was “honorary”.

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    spaced man spliff  over 3 years ago

    If Elvis was alive today he probably be in the tRump camp.

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    gbars70  over 3 years ago

    I don’t believe I’ve ever assimilated more mind-altering lore than I have here today.

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    oakie817  over 3 years ago

    saw Elvis live in ‘75…he’s still the king

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    oakie817  over 3 years ago

    also back in the day, after the success of “Enter the Dragon”, rumor had it that Bruce Lee had reached out to Elvis to co-star in a film together, because Elvis was black belt, but Mr. Lee, alas, …and sounded so cool, never checked to see if true

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    Ripplin Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Honorary black belt, or did he actually know what he was doing? ;)

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    ChrisHunnewell  over 3 years ago

    Bet the only thing Elvis used his belt for was to hold his pants up!

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    Bill Cipher the demon  over 3 years ago

    insert karate Elvis joke here

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    pbr50138  over 3 years ago

    Elvis was A LOT of things. But I wasn’t a fan of his.

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