Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 27, 2016
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Brraaappp!! In 218 BC, Heliogabalus, a 15-year-old Roman Emperor, used inflated animal bladders to create the first whoopee cushions! Give a clone a bone! Louisiana veterinarian Philip DuPont spent over $100,000 cloning his beloved pet dog Melvin- twice! It takes Asha Mandela six bottles of shampoo to wash- and two days to dry- her 20 FT long, 25 LB dreadlocks!
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
Ms. Mandela: the modern-day Rapunzel (ne’er thought the whoopee cushion prank was that old)
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 9 years ago
The vet could have rescued 2 dogs for a whole lot less.
cripplious almost 9 years ago
The boy emperor ruled in 218 ad/ce not bc/bce. Please get a date checker
Simon_Jester almost 9 years ago
That Heliogalabus was a card, but I’ll take his pranks over Caligula’s any day of the week.
comixbomix almost 9 years ago
Melvin has no intention of returning the favor…Neither does Melvin…Or Melvin.
John W Kennedy Premium Member almost 9 years ago
“I quote in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus.In conics I can floor peculiarities parabolous.”—Maj. Gen. Stanley