Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 24, 2021

I actually just an hour ago watched a youtube documentary involving that copy of Mario 64.

The skyrocketing price of “collectible” videogames in recent years is almost 100% the result of brazen speculation and market manipulation by a small number of individuals who are deliberately creating a value bubble through financial practices which are likely illegal and Definitely unethical.

Many of these individuals are the exact same people who created a massive coin collection bubble and crash in the 80s which the market still hasn’t recovered from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvLFEh7V18A

What kind of lesson was he trying to teach the bar?

wow… all three tidbits happened just last month

There’s a limit on how many false eyelashes you can bring into the country? Seriously?

Since the font has changed, this strip is VERY difficult to read. Please increase the density or the font size. Thanks

I could swear they once presented another story about a Mario game that sold for a lot. I hope whoever buys these things actually plays with them instead of putting them in a trophy case or something.

Thank you @gocomics for giving us the REAL Ripley’s Believe it or Not.

Anything was possible after “Florida Man”.

Whoever bought Mario must have more dollars than sense.

Hey, migrants streaming over the Southern border in droves, but at least they won’t look like Tammy Faye Bakker!

1 believe – 1 probably drunk – 1 it makes my eyelids flutter to think about it

The Mario game story illustrates that people who have a great deal of disposable income (i.e. RICH!); do not necessarily posses intelligence, common sense, restraint nor taste!

Good that they were FALSE eyelashes.

Take care, may famed lying sack of compost Tammy Faye “When I Blink The Wind Changes Direction” Bakkord be with you, and gesundheit.

I really wish they would go back to the old format. This new font is so hard to read! Ugh!

My story today takes place in a time before most people could afford the luxury of indoor plumbing and were relegating to the outdoor privvies (outhouse if you will) and "slopjars in the bedrooms! A particular gentleman was in need of a new privvy and heard of a man who built the best and came with a no stink guarantee! He is skeptical but arranges to meet the man to discuss the plan as well as the cost! When the contractor arrives he says “Yessir it will be constructed of brick, have a hardwood two hole seat, a solid oak door with a crescent moon window and I guarantee it won’t stink!” So they agree on the price and the work soon begins! When it is completed, it is exactly as promised and the guy says " and it won’t stink, right?" Absolutely not is his answer! In about a week the distraught homeowner calls the contractor and says" I thought you said this privvy wouldn’t stink!" The contractor says “That’s correct sir, why?” The man says " because it stinks to high heaven!" “What, says the builder?” I’ll be right there!" When he arrives he says “Let me check it out!” He starts his inspection and says “Lets see..yep the walls are brick and it has a solid oak door with a beautiful crescent moon cutout!” He then proceeds to inspect the interior and steps inside, immediately hurries back out and shouts “Well no wonder it stinks, somebody has taken a dump in it!” Hope the lengthy tale was worth it even with the slight “clean up!” I’m outta here as nature is calling!

The guy in Daytona, must be a biden voter!

When I worked for the Bureau of the Mint in San Francisco they seized a ship full of Chinese play money because it would work like real money in change machines. We had to get a giant shredder to destroy the toy money.

Were the false eyelashes made of cocaine?

This has probably been commented on before, but is it just me… is this new format really annoying and more difficult to read?

Florida miniature golf courses have live alligators?

Wow – talk about losing focus on what’s really important – all 3 qualify today!

It must be me because no one else commented the alligator thing thusly: the drawing seems to show a hippy with long hair and a headband, a skirt, and I think I can see a tiny mustache? It’s 2021 guys. I was a hippy and we don’t play golf and we’re all dead. And officer has a backwards baseball cap or a mullet? And definitely police uniform, not even close. Wha… ?

Awww. Lashes sad!

Here is some information I found concerning John Graziano not currently being Ripley’s artist.

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2021/05/01/believe-it-or-not-ripleys-has-a-new-artist/

I wonder what the background story is on those eyelashes? As is – it makes no sense.

I hate the current appearance of the font. It is possible to read, but first I have to put on spin-rack glasses that magnify size a little bit, then bring my iPad screen from my lap to less than a foot from my eyes. I can’t think of a single thing that qualifies as an improvement.

https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/eye-popping-6000-fake-lashes-seized-orleans-airport-78757787

My favorite joke so far!

Looking at today’s Ripley’s, it suddenly occurred to me that here’s an item they should run:

“According to the credits on the GoComics webpage, the comics feature Ripley’s Believe It or Not is actually written by Ripley’s Believe It or Not!”

Why were the false eyelashes confiscated?!?

every copy of the Ripley’s comics are personalised