Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 11, 2016
Transcript:
Not a misprint! Tim PPPPPPPPPPrice legally changed the spelling of his name to deter telemarketers. Catfish have more than a quarter of a million tastebuds- not only in their mouths, but also throughout their gills, whiskers, fins, back, belly, sides and tail! Formally a US Coast Guard station 34 miles off the coast of Cape Fear, North Carolina, the Frying Pan Tower Bed and Breakfast is only accessible by boat or helicopter!
Marblemouth over 8 years ago
But, telemarketers just call every number, one after another, with no concern for anybody’s name.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
Tim’s newly spelled surname looks like a stutter.
James Wolfenstein over 8 years ago
Bed and breakfast in the middle of the sea… where are you supposed to get your other meals?
tadchem over 8 years ago
Do you pronounce that name “peas and rice”?
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 8 years ago
That seems a little extreme to avoid telemarketers. I just refuse to answer the phone to numbers and names I don’t recognize. If it’s important, they’ll leave a message.
Guilty Bystander over 8 years ago
Apparently if you create a name like Aaaaaaa Aaaaaaa for your email Contacts list, it’s supposed to help protect you from having your list hacked and sending spam and/or viruses to people on it. I’ve done that and it (mostly) seems to work. !0000 is supposed to be effective, too.
wjones over 8 years ago
So a catfish don’t feel but taste you holding them.
Old Texan75 over 8 years ago
I first read this as he changed his name to “Deter Telemarketers”.But now that my meds have kicked in………
Petemejia77 over 8 years ago
Wow,Tim. That’s pretty stupid.
Stephen Gilberg over 8 years ago
I imagine pronouncing it with a raspberry: “THPPPPBT-rice.”
lovelymajorhoople over 8 years ago
and with all those taste buds they’re still bottom feeders
SharkNose over 8 years ago
According to Google Earth, Cape Fear, NC is 98 miles NW inland of the Atlantic Ocean?!?
english.ann over 8 years ago
I don’t remember if it was in a school science film or on Discovery (an educational TV show for kids in the 1960s), but that’s how I heard that fish can taste all over their bodies. Fish in general, no particular species mentioned.