Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 02, 2024

Since we’re talking about Bowlers

Two bowling teams, one made up of all blondes and one of all brunettes,charter a double-decker bus for a weekend tournament in Atlantic City.

The brunette team rides in the bottom of the bus, and the blonde team rides on the top level.

The brunette team down below is whooping it up and having a great time when one of them realizes she doesn’t hear anything from the blondes upstairs.

She decides to go up and investigate. When the brunette reaches the top, she finds all the blondes frozen in fear, staring straight ahead at the road and clutching the seats in front of them.

The brunette says, “What is going on up here? We’re having a great time downstairs!”

One of the blondes says, “Yeah, but you’ve got a driver!”

My brain stays fully awake when I’m in a new environment.

Next you’ll be telling me about Bowlers wearing cowboy hats.

The virus is not only fatal; it can cost them 15 yards and possible loss of down.

Well whadya knows me never knews me look like cowboy bear.

Whoa me never knews zebras is dangerous for horsies too.

I thought everyone knew about the bowler hats. Don’t they watch the reruns of Bat Masterson?

They’re called zeh-brahs in Britain. Surprised me a bit.

So Marty McFly’s great-great-great grandfather in Back to the Future 3 was wearing a real cowboy hat?

But it’s too late to remake all those westerns just to switch out the hats

Cowboy hats didn’t even exist in the first days of ‘cowboying’, so they probably evolved into being to fit the needs of cowboys.

“early cowboys”?? ummm, like when? tnx in adv, signed, clueless in cupertino

Zebras can be mated with horses, ponies and donkeys. The offspring is sterile.

About that sleeping with one half of brain awake – dolphins truly do that, as they have to swim up to the top to breathe (in addition to keeping an eye out for predators), so one half of their brain is active, while the other half ‘sleeps.’ I don’t know how often they switch sides …

Trying to picture John Wayne or Clint Eastwood with a bowler…nope.

It was either Butch Csssidy or the Sundance Kid who wore a bowler in the movie. Don’t know about IRL. Also, if I’m not mistaken, Marty McFly’s ancestor in BTF 3 wore a bowler.

The reason for the bowlers, is because they were less inclined to fly off, when the cowboy had his horse running, or, so it wouldn’t blow off, in the wind. The cowboy hat we know, now, didn’t come into the picture until somewhere around the mid 1860’s, and, if I am not mistaken (though, that happens frequently!), was created by John (?) Stetson.

What I’ve never seen is a bowler wearing a bowler hat.

A chicken farmer went to a local bar, sat next to a woman and ordered a glass of champagne.

The woman perked up and said, “How about that? I just ordered a glass of champagne, too!”

“What a coincidence,” the farmer said. “This is a special day for me; I am celebrating.”

“This is a special day for me too, I am also celebrating,” said the woman.

“What a coincidence!” said the farmer. As they clinked glasses, he added, “What are you celebrating?”

“My husband and I have been trying to have a child, and today my gynecologist told me that I am pregnant!” she said.

“What a coincidence!” said the man. “I’m a chicken farmer, and for years all of my hens were infertile, but today they are all laying fertilized eggs.”

“That’s great!” said the woman, “How did your chickens become fertile?”

“I used a different rooster,” he replied.

The woman smiled, clinked his glass and said, “What a coincidence!”