Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for December 31, 2011

re: the cocaine in the person’s body……what’s next, shoving it up your butt?? …re: the Jacana bird…kinda lazy, but also resourceful and smart :)

wait…….so that birds eat stuff out of that animal’s poo?

Did you know how this cocaine mule was caught? Someone in the flight crew reported that all the nearby passengers were getting high on his flatulence.

Apparently the Jacana Bird does not know is that his Capybara buddy is waiting for the nearby anaconda to grab him first.

James Verone is only doing what thousands have done before him. We had a guy in Battle Creek, “John The Baptist” that had committed a crime to go to jail for the winter. The judge gave him 30 days which would get him out before Christmas. John complained and the judge told him that was all he was getting. “Judge, you’re a SOB!” “60 days!!” (for contempt) Said the Judge. John then said, “Thank you, your honor!” and went off hapily with the baliff.

Andrea – a ‘hot’ is a meal, normally they get a cold breakfast and then two hot meals in custody, depends on if one is in a temporary lock up, jail, prison or a federal facility.

They do get basic health care, but the dentist’s tend to pull teeth rather than fill them. Much better than having their buddy pull the tooth with a pair of pliers.

A hot meal

I think the larger animal flushes something out of the forest like anyone walking near foliage.

And if just one bag had broke open?

That’s one smart bird. Just ride and eat.

@Fat Tony Balducci,You deserve a colonoscopy for that one!

VERY creepy little man in a pith helmet at the top of the page…..Ugh! May be he’ll go away for the new year!!

Maybe the Jacana bird could sing for his supper “Beethoven -Piano Sonata No 8 – Pathetique 2nd Movement”.

trust me criminals don’t get better better health care than the rest of us; just the minimal amount, what’s really sad is that anyone would be forced to do such a thing just to get health care. And the republicans say we don’t need health insurance

Happy New Year to you, Mr. Graziano. I learned much from reading your strip. That man who robbed the bank, etc. for proper care in jail, only needed to go to a shelter or contact his local health department. Maybe he has a mental illness. There always someone there who could have helped him.

The problem is that the USA won’t have a USA to send its tough cases to…

Amazing, the number of people who think there can be free health care… and hate the Republicans for knowing better. Doctors and nurses and suppliers don’t work for free. TANSTAAFL.