Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 12, 2025

Venomous Primate; A tossup between my eldest son’s second and third wives.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Groom ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A groom ran out during his wedding…

His heart wasn’t in the relationship anymore and he couldn’t go through with it, so he ran out just before the vows.

The wedding party, along with everyone in attendance, was in shock.

The bride’s father convinced everyone that since he already paid for the reception, everyone should go and treat it as a celebration since he never liked his daughter’s fiancé anyway.

Big mistake!

It was uncomfortable for everyone and the bride cried her eyes out the entire time. It was just a really sad day — even the wedding cake was in tiers.

I guess the envelope isn’t the thriller from Manila?

“For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, in kung fu and karate, until death do you part?”

Do they sing ‘Fight The Good Fight’ during the wedding service?

How strong is he in Marital Arts?

I think I saw Spock and Kirk perform that ritual. Pon Farr

My ex is the other venomous primate. Re-write the science books.

Isn’t the current POTUS a venomous primate?

How many wives did he have? Having many wives could also reflect on him and his suitability (or lack thereof) to be married at all.

Assuming we have identified every primate. What if a different venomous primate bit the person who discovered it, and that person died before reporting his/her findings?

So are manila envelopes made from manila hemp made in Manila?

Quick answer : Not anymore

From the internets:

Are manila folders still made of manila?

Manila Hemp/Abaca:

The abacá plant, a type of banana plant native to the Philippines, produces a fibrous material called Manila hemp, which was used to make ropes, mats, and eventually paper.

Manila folders were as heavy as cardboard when they were first commercially produced in the 1800s. No longer plantain-based, today’s manila folders and envelopes are made of heavy tan paper, designed to evoke the original color of the versatile plantain fiber.

Venomous Primate: Good thing he’s slow then, huh? ☺

Interesting (at least to me) : Biologically, the slow loris is of the same suborder [strepsirrhini] as lemurs and bush babies

“Palang Pintu” is a Betawi ritual that would not be very popular on today’s ‘Pearls Before Swine’<.i> comic commenters.

Let the Betawi FEATS OF STRENGTH COMMENCE!

In Betawi, if the wife can beat up the husband, she wears the pants in the family.

I guess the Fast Loris isn’t venomous because it can run away from predators

The Batawi people are from Indonesia and the martial art is probably Penjak Silat, neighboring countries like the Philippines also have Silat. Two of my childhood friends were proficient with it and in some Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee style Kung Fu) it is offered as an add on class. Bruce Lee is considered one of the originators of Mixed Martial Arts along with wrestler Gene Lebell.

Guessing that means I don’t have to worry about the bite of the Fast Loris, then.

There are at least a half dozen venomous mammals.

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