Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 09, 2024

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    pearlsbs  11 months ago

    Now Albert can go to college.

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    drbee  11 months ago

    Maybe the funeral home thought giving up their driver’s licenses, and the freedom they provided, Would kill some of the older drivers. Gotta drum up business any way you can, after all.

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    profbob  11 months ago

    Marshall University did not know that Yukon Gold was a potato variety.

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    therese_callahan2002  11 months ago

    “It’s the little old lady from Aichi, Japan!” LOL!

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    Pickled Pete  11 months ago

    Albert Montella liked his teeny boppers and he knew the best place to find them…

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    markhughw  11 months ago

    The Funeral Home should give discounted funerals to those who keep their drivers licenses, right?

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    eric_harris_76  11 months ago

    Presumably, the offer was only good before they died.

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    poppacapsmokeblower  11 months ago

    I hope Albert is able to find employment now that he has his diploma.

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    poppacapsmokeblower  11 months ago

    Marshall U is the source of some great math word problems, e.g., If MU charges half a bushel of potatoes for a three semester credits course, how many acres must farmer Brown plant for a BA in Animal Science?

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    ladykat  11 months ago

    Good for Mr. Montella.

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    watcheratthewell  11 months ago

    Potatoes: Not surprising I guess. According to dad, during the great depression – great granddad raised potatoes as a cash crop that he sold to keep current with his mortgage on the family farm. RE potatoes must have had cash equivalent value

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    aeakrs  11 months ago

    Funny the Huntington, WV fact is getting close to where I live.

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    The Duke  11 months ago

    Good of Mr. Montella but if he was 100 yrs. old in 2020 then he would have been 18 yrs. old in 1938. How early did he leave school? I would have thought he would be a senior in 1938. Did he just have to take a few finals or make up a semester or two?

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    Stephen Gilberg  11 months ago

    Not surprised about the funeral offer. From what I read, elderly drivers can be as dangerous as drunk drivers.

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    Angry Indeed Premium Member 11 months ago

    I can imagine the glee as kids unwrapped their gifts under the Christmas tree to discover those spuds. What a Kodak moment!

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    gcarlson  11 months ago

    Conversely, a funeral home outside Chicago once offered free funerals to those who pre-registered that they were planning to drink and drive on New Year’s Eve.

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    pbr50138  11 months ago

    I’ve always wondered why they called it “the GREAT depression”. There wasn’t anything “great” about it. ;-)

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