Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 26, 2022

One time I was 31 feet tall.

May the Lord be with you as He is with me.

My Arizona grandparents didn’t live in Chandler nor do most of my Arizona relatives; the former are (buried) in Thatcher whereas the rest are around Maricopa County and Yuma. No way I’d remember the Christmas tumbleweed tree during such Christmas visits.

After this past week, I am not sure how much more Global Warming, I can deal with!

Mistletoe is a parasitic plant growing on trees, and perhaps other vegetation as well. There’s plenty of it in my part of Texas. It’s pretty inconspicuous while the trees are in leaf, but when they drop their leaves it’s pretty obvious as it is the green part on otherwise dormant trees.

I’ve seen Christmas Island documentaries. The crabs are everywhere! Some get hit by cars, and its cohorts eat the remains. Cannibalism. Ugh. Watching the females shake their eggs into the ocean is odd. They can’t swim.

I’ve always wondered why we don’t call it “kisseltoe”. Some words could just be slightly altered to reflect their actual intent, like “sameltimeously”, and “flutterby”?

So my ex is one of 50 million. I hope she enjoyed her journey and is happy amongst like kind.

Take care, may giddy mistletoe harvester Millie “Yes I Do Delight In Watching Fools Suck Face When They See A Twig Over A Doorway” BahHumbugord be with you, and gesundheit.

Mistletoe is the state flower of Oklahoma.

Dung twig. What old Grandpa Durak used to call a “sh!t st!ck”.

Nothing worse than getting crabs for Christmas.

There is an excellent documentary on the red crabs on Christmas Island called “The Giant Robber Crab” on Disney Plus

What do you call a crow sitting by itself?

Attempted murder

Most of the tumbleweed in the Western United States is kali tragus. It’s a thistle species native to Eurasia, and an invasive species in North America.

Those red crabs generally make their migration about this time. Whenever I hear Bing Crosby singing “Christmas in the Christmas Island”, the scene that comes to mind is straight out of Stephen King.