Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 16, 2014
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Transcript:
Oops In the first soccer World Cup in 1930, a USA physician knocked himself out with chloroform by accidentally breaking a bottle of it while running onto the field to treat a player. Early movie star Martha Mansfield died onset when her Civil War. Costume ignited during the making of the film The Warrens of Virginia in 1923. For mom! Englishman Geoff Smith spent 147 days buried in a coffin underground in 1999, and tribute to his mother, who was buried for 100 days during a similar feat in 1968.
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oldpine52 over 10 years ago
I guess that sometimes insanity is inherited.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
And HOW did Ms. Mansfield’s costume get on fire? As for the first World Cup, the doc should’ve opened the chloroform as soon as he got to the player.
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member over 10 years ago
So, Geoff was crazier than his mother!
Red_Fez over 10 years ago
Geoff must be among England’s unemployed.
sdjamieson Premium Member over 10 years ago
100 days would have been a tribute. He was either trying to one-up her or he got lost on the way out.
tadchem over 10 years ago
I think Geoff was just “playing dead” – a time-honored way to dodge creditors.
Stephen Gilberg over 10 years ago
How did he get food in there?
MetalOverCountry about 10 years ago
..and people wonder why I don’t trust doctors very much