Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 23, 2022

Well, I guess it’s a good thing they didn’t put her foot in her mouth.

I have a pretty big collection of cicada shells myself. Perhaps I should try making something from them as well.

For more info about this artist and others: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cicada-shell-art/

Pirate Hans Sprungfeld (real name of frontiersman Jedediah Springfield) had a metallic tongue prosthesis. I guess doctors then didn’t think to make a new tongue for him out of his leg.

And I thought Gene Simmons’ tongue was odd.

Hmm no date on when the sea lion moved up river. Perhaps it knows something about rising ocean levels that we don’t and was trying to stake out territory before everyone came flooding upriver from the ocean?

So Cynthia’s lick may turn into a kick. Careful.

Take care, may The Great Seal of The State of California admirer Andre “Hey, Swimming Is Tiresome And Now I’ve Got A Car” Honkord be with you, and gesundheit.

2020 – Brood IX

2021 – Brood X

Northeast Tennessee’s next loud May will be in 2024, with Brood XIX. Our annual cicadas in August & September aren’t nearly as bad, but you can still hear them through foam earplugs. I wonder if noise cancelling headphones would help?

Now Cynthia can talk the talk and walk the walk.

Looks like the robots from Laputa: Castle in the Sky.

Cynthia was voted best kisser from her HS class.

Did Cynthia get a new tongue or just a skin graft?

Just curious, does Cynthia have to shave her tongue?

Since cicadas only come out once every 20 years,I’d advise this gent not to give up his day job.

After my motorcycle accident doctors took a sliver of bone from my hip and put it in my nose. Now I breathe with a limp.

Considering the tongue has four major pairs of muscles, and they are much smaller than leg muscles, that must have been a tricky operation, especially connecting the muscle control nerves.

JOKE RED SKELTON WAS FOND OF TELLING

There was this guy who just vacationed in Ireland.He had a whole bunch of expensive souvenirs that he didn’t want to pay customs duty on.

So he disguised himself as a priest,figuring nobody would ask him any questions.

On t he customs line,an officer asks him—:What’s in the metal flask,Father?"

And the guy says “Holy Water”.

The customs man unscrews the lid and smells the flask,“That isn’t Holy Water!It’s Irish Whiskey!”.

And the guy crosses himself and says—Praise Be!AMiracle!"

That seal knows a good Chinese restaurant when he sees it. That’s why we can’t move! I’d miss the Mu Shu!

I guess Cynthia takes a licking and keeps on kicking.

CZ must have had tiny legs…

Turns out doctors use leg parts for lots of types of surgery. When my dad needed a new artery, they took one out of his leg

I hope she didn’t “kneed it”

Must have been a tight fit.

Now when CZ talks too much, she gets a broken tongue!

She’s the only person having tongue complete with knee!

Could Cynthia taste with her new tongue.

The seal knew that there would be plenty of salmon there and no other seals to contend with.

Testing, testing….