Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 19, 2021

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 3 years ago

    How was it Edward didn’t make the Packers’ team? As for the two dwarf giraffes, how recently of a discovery? Additionally, you probably had to be on a constant look out for splinters when handling that ancient mouse.

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    eromlig  over 3 years ago

    OK; so I couldn’t resist Steve Silver’s opening from last night, as he referenced Willie Nelson:

    It seems there was this talented flea who got himself an agent so he could become famous and make a fortune. The agent calls him one day and says, “I got you a great gig – you’ll be on Benji’s back!” This sounded like a great opportunity for a flea, so he jumps (sorry) at the chance.

    The next morning, the agent’s phone rings; it’s the flea. “You gotta get me out of here,” the flea says. “Benji scratches; his handlers comb him and spray him with anti-flea stuff – I almost got killed!”

    “OK, OK,” the agent says. “But a new opening just came up in Willie Nelson’s beard. Do you want it?” Well, this sounds pretty good to the flea, and the next day he found himself in Shotgun Willie’s whiskers.

    However, the next morning the agent’s phone rings again. Yup, it’s the flea. “You gotta get me out of here,” says the flea. “This gig looked so good, but Willie chews tobacco, he smokes cigars and pot; his beard is a hell-hole. Help!”

    The agent sighs. “Well, it just so happens you’re a VERY lucky flea, ‘cause I have ONE MORE SPOT for you, and this one you’ll love – it’s in Dolly Parton’s privates. What could you POSSIBLY not like about THAT??”

    The flea, of course, jumps (again) at the chance, and the agent figures he’ll never hear from the flea again, at least not until Dolly retires. However…yup, the next morning the phone rings. “What in the WORLD is wrong now?!” the agent screams. Don’t tell me there’s something wrong with Dolly Parton’s privates!”

    “Oh, there’s no problem with Dolly Parton’s privates,” the flea explains. “But you see, there was a big country music festival over the weekend, and, well, to make a long story short, I’m back in Willie Nelson’s beard!”

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    Caldonia  over 3 years ago

    Aw, I want one of those vintage mice.

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    Zykoic  over 3 years ago

    Trackball is sooooo much better than a mouse.

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    Gent  over 3 years ago

    Wooden you believe it?

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    ForrestOverin  over 3 years ago

    NFL teams don’t “recruit”. Unless the Packers were ‘recruiting’ Kennedy to be their public address announcer.

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    ForrestOverin  over 3 years ago

    Are the giraffes named ‘Doc’ and ‘Sneezy’?

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    J Short  over 3 years ago

    The Packers wanted Ted for the sheer size of his head, alone.

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    Gameguy49 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    The “discovery” of teenage giraffes isn’t unbelievable.

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    WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Oh the shame of it for that giraffe family. The kids didn’t make the basketball team. But all was good when they were accepted on the soccer team.

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    Cool Hand Luke Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Teddy failed the Chappaquiddick driver’s test…………………………

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    dv1093  over 3 years ago

    I think the entire 1st Apple computer was made of wood.

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    yangeldf  over 3 years ago

    the dwarf giraffe story reminds me of the story of the littlest giant, and how all the other giants would make fun of him “he’s barely enormous” “he’s merely huge” “ha, he’s not even bigger than a house!”

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    Jogger2  over 3 years ago

    Years ago, I saw an ad for a laptop PC with a case made out of bamboo.

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    namelocdet  over 3 years ago

    They prefer to be called, “Little Giraffes”.

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    Craig Westlake  over 3 years ago

    They were the compact models…

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    Craig Westlake  over 3 years ago

    They worked just great with the first wooden computers…

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