Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 01, 2013
Transcript:
In October 2012 the Elsa Brandstrom high school in Germany banned homework for 2 years! Yes Really big envelope! Garima Angel, from Agra, India, has made an envelope 48 feet long, and intends to send it to the Prime Minister of India! Many of the Vadoma tribe in Zimbabwe have only two toes on each foot!
Templo S.U.D. over 11 years ago
Well, it won’t be easy to find a suspect of a crime if a Vadoma tribesman commits a crime when checking for footprints. So during the two-year ban, what do those German students and teachers do in their free time? Finally, you’d need a really big mailbox and bank account for an envelope that huge.
el8 over 11 years ago
Back in high school I would have enveloped and mailed two of my toes to the school board just to have had two years without homework.
Aussie Down Under over 11 years ago
Who’s going to foot the bill?
Aussie Down Under over 11 years ago
Garima obviously has too much time on her hands and probably has normal toes.I don’t think she has really thought this one through. Besides, what the hell is going in that envelope and is she prepared to foot the postage?
Nightlasher over 11 years ago
I remember hearing about a certain people group (asian I believe) that are frequently born with multiple thumbs and or fingers, but normally have them cut off not too long after birth (by cutting off all circulation until it loses feeling).
tadchem over 11 years ago
Medically the mutation has several different names: ‘ectrodactyly’, ‘ectodermal dysplasia’, and (for those who didn’t go to med school) ‘cleft syndrome’. It is genetic. Wiki lists a lot of other problems that go with it, including urinary tract infections, kidney disease, and hearing loss.
Weakstream over 11 years ago
Vermont Premium Member over 11 years ago
E.T. had a child?
Lady Nicole over 11 years ago
Maybe Garima has mailed several letters to the Prime Minister only to be ignored (whether on purpose or on accident). This time, perhaps she is refusing to be ignored. The Prime Minister can’t miss THAT envelope.
GokaiGold over 11 years ago
I wish i was in Germany where the homework at that school was banned lol i hate homeworks
Stephen Gilberg over 11 years ago
The Ninja Turtles should move to Zimbabwe.
Garima should make it a paper airplane.
slypuma over 11 years ago
Some times I regret reading this “comic” when eating my lunch.
ABADABA over 11 years ago
Victims of intermarriage. Members of the tribe are forbidden to marry out of the tribe
ABADABA over 11 years ago
Check on YouTube
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
pedicure savings financing fanciful fanmai?
AmyGrantfan51774 over 11 years ago
wow banned homework for two years..wish that happened to me I was a good student in high school but still you know
tuslog64 over 11 years ago
Vadomas can’t blame this on thalodimide.
alan.gurka over 11 years ago
I doubt if there is any disease resistance benefits from having only 2 toes, however, there could be an evolutionary advantage in balance or running or turning that remains to be tested.