Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 28, 2021

Longtime friends of The O.F.W.T.J. Society know that I tend to intersperse jokes with true stories, with the occasional “could-be” anecdote thrown in here and there for good measure. I thus present the following probably-true story about an old hoofer/movie star/curmudgeon:Julius Marx, known to most of us as Groucho, loved his cigars, whether on stage, a movie set, or just out-and-about. One day, as he boarded an airplane, he asked the stewardess – this was decades before the term “flight attendant” was introduced, as well as a long time before smoking was banned on all flights – if he could smoke a cigar on the plane.“I suppose so, Sir, if you don’t annoy the ladies,” she replied.Groucho’s eyes lit up and his brows raised. “You mean I have my choice?”

And 97 times in All You Need Is Love alone!

Honda Drive is particularly bad for Hondas.

So when was the spatial Cola war? In 1985 or something?

I think the Beatles used the word “love” about 75 times in “All You Need Is Love”.

And right after Pepsi came RC Cola, Diet Rite, C & C Cola, and Dr. Pepper.

New Coke over Classic Coke? That’s unfortunate.

I knew that food in space is awful. But Pepsi… yuck! That’s just cruelty! :D

I was disappointed to find that none of the “satellite view” or “street view” map services show the banana tree.

Change the name to ‘Caddy Drive’.

Nee-Nee Naa-Naa Noo-Noo Nanner. ~ Eddie & Al

Take care, may Gerber taste tester Poopsie Woopsie Widdle Sweetiekinsord be with you, and gesundheit.

Of lice and men.

No Coke. Pepsi!

The Beatles were all about love. Except that part when Yoko broke them up.

Good story and funny. Groucho was a witty person.

With Christmas months away and the specter of a stress-filled shopping season ahead, I offer this old joke for you RBIONuts to choke on.

So, a fine and proper saleswoman for Avon or Amway or whatnot gets on an elevator in a posh Manhattan apartment building. Without any warning, a horrendous SBD gets past her “defenses” and fills the cabin. Mortified, she quickly retrieves a spray bottle of holiday scent from her sales kit and douses the elevator with it. On the next floor, the doors open and a hard-nosed businessman steps on. Ohmigod! He roars, What the hell’s that stench?” The sales lady blurts out, “It’s Balsam Fir from our Christmas collection! Do you like it?” “No I do not!” He replies, “It smells like somebody s#!t a Christmas tree!”

If that was “New Coke”, than it wasn’t Coke at all. Pepsi wins.

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Poor Pepsi, bested by Coca-Cola again!

I have another Groucho story (sorry Eromlig) and it goes like this. he was interviewing a female contestant on his game show “You Bet Your Life” and he asked her how many years she had been married. She said “Nine wonderful years!” He then ask her if they had children and, if so, how many? She responded with “Nine. Five girls and four boys!” Groucho said “Wow!” “Why so many in such a short time!” She answered “Because I love my husband!” Groucho said “I love my cigar too but, I take it out of my mouth every now and then!” Jofers out! seeya next week on a brand new show or tomorrow whichever comes first! ;o)

Because what says ‘pioneer spirit’ more than ‘product placement’?

613 times? Is that ALL? What a disappointment. I figured the number would be at least twice that. The song “All You Need Is Love” uses the word ‘love’ 500 times by itself, doesn’t it?!?

I hope they left the “New Coke” up there…

I don’t think bananas grow on trees, I’ve been told they’re actually a kind of herb. Then again to the layman any plant with a woody stem that can pass for a trunk is functionally a tree I suppose.

How delicious were the bananas? Are there banana orchards in Florida?

I once planted an asphalt tree in the middle of a banana field, now it repairs it’s own potholes