Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for July 25, 2011

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    jpsomebody  over 13 years ago

    But why would you want to shoot a wax candle through a barn door?

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    jpsomebody  over 13 years ago

    Sgt. Boothroyd better be glad the sniper didn’t use a candle.

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    suzleigh  over 13 years ago

    I’m bored… I think I’ll put this candle in a musket and shoot toward this barn door…

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    Superfrog  over 13 years ago

    Why not just open the barn door?

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    cedes29  over 13 years ago

    the sniper should have used a musket

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    EmptyP  over 13 years ago

    Sgt. Boothroyd was shot in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

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    Tricorvus  over 13 years ago

    Native Americans used the Swastika also, before Hitler ruined it’s good name. I drew one as a kid and all Hell broke loose. No one can enjoy the beauty of the lines, now, because of one maniac…

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    Nighthawks Premium Member over 13 years ago

    what, you can’t leave clickable links in gocomics’ comments anymore??http://www.michaeljordansmustache.com/

    anyway, type in the above in your google page

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    Puddleglum2  over 13 years ago

    @Superfrog,Why not just open the barn door?What? …and risk having the horse run away, or be stolen!

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    Puddleglum2  over 13 years ago

    Willy (N’ Ethel) gave his lawnmower some ‘wax’ (with a sledgehammer).

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    Puddleglum2  over 13 years ago

    It would have been less messy and gory if Lizzie Borden had used ‘wax’ from a musket instead of whacks from an ax.

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    Puddleglum2  over 13 years ago

    I doubt that anybody can hold a candle to Sgt. Boothroyd!If they did, the Sgt. might cry ‘musket tears’!

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    Durak Premium Member over 13 years ago

    Check out the date, Boothroyd was shot March 3rd this year. He’s a US Marine, probably still on duty in Afghanistan. What were you folks doing on March 3rd? More than likely sitting on your buts reading the comics thinking of clever little jokes. I’m all for that, but not at the expense of someone who puts his life on the line for what he believes in. Watch the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czbKMjFZMdQ

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    lindenbrook  over 13 years ago

    EmptyP, you are correct! Thanks for keeping us honest.D’oh! a typo. It started out Afghanistan, by the time it went to press, it had somehow morphed into Germany.

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    lindenbrook  over 13 years ago

    Put musket candle barn door into youtube for the demo.

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    Puddleglum2  over 13 years ago

    @Dypak,Most of the items which appear here seem to allow for attempts at humor. My comment was not intended to be at the expense of Sgt.Boothroyd. I got the impression that the Sgt. was recovered and doing fine and the youtube video confirmed it. Besides, the nickname he acquired and his smiling, apparently happy face, showed him to be okay. I appreciate our military personnel as you do.

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    Durak Premium Member over 13 years ago

    Sorry Puddleglum, my comments were stronger than I intended. Was a knee-jerk reaction. I don’t feel our military gets enough positive press for what they’re doing and took your comments the wrong way. Mea Culpa, thanks for setting me straight.

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    OneDayAtATime  over 1 year ago

    Shouldn’t that be, Helmand Afghanistan? Not a lot of sniper activity in Germany these days.

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