Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 12, 2013
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Gulp!! Eduardo Santurtun is conducting research at the University of Queensland, Australia, into whether sheep suffer from seasickness! Monkey business! Macaque monkeys Fuku-Chan and Yat-Chan wait on tables at the Kayabukiya Bar in Tochigi, Japan! David Goldberg, owner of a hardware store in Bethesda, Maryland, re-created Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night from over 1250 doorknobs!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 11 years ago
Bruno…. maybe he thought copying a famous artist would open more doors for him.
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
if it was olive garden the monkeys would be managers by now.
milano99 over 11 years ago
I’ve seen video of the macaques doing their thing in the restaurant. It’s pretty cool — they mainly handle bottle service.
Mostly Water Premium Member over 11 years ago
Aha! Now I know what to do with those 1,250 doorknobs out back in the shed.
alan.gurka over 11 years ago
Vincent (Van Gogh)‘s excuse was mental illness. What’s David’s?
meg_grif over 11 years ago
Two mentions of macaque monkeys in the last three days, but no one has pointed out that they wear coats when visiting Ikea stores…
http://abcnews.go.com/images/News/swns_ikea_monkey_thg_121210_wblog.jpg
tuslog64 over 11 years ago
Seasickness in sheep? Useful research when one considers that they transport thousands by ship. Much like container ships, except wire cages instead of steel containers.Didn’t I read once where they lost a shipload due to heat?(Bet they had a hard time finding a port that take them!)
fixer1967 over 11 years ago
Monkey waiters? I bet they are better than some waiters that I have had to put up with before.
AmyGrantfan51774 over 11 years ago
wow!!!…chimp waiters!!!!!!!! how do you tip them? with bananas huh???
gocomicsmember over 11 years ago
I have heard of a lot of useless research, but oddly, I do believe the one on seasickness in sheep could have some value. As observed above, understanding the differences between species that don’t get motion sickness and those that do can increase understanding of the syndrome itself, and perhaps point to more effective treatment.