Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 04, 2012
February 03, 2012
February 05, 2012
Transcript:
A peeling work of art! Japanese artist Keisuke Yamada carves edible sculptures into the flesh of ripe bananas! During the Qing Dynasty's rule in China (1644-1911), Han Chinese citizens had to wear their hair in a Queue hairstyle or risk execution for treason! In 1933, unemployment in the city of Toledo, Ohio, USA, reached as high as 80%!
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FatTonyBalducci almost 13 years ago
Geez!! that’s almost as high as it is now!
Richard Amidei Premium Member almost 13 years ago
The only people working were the politicians of Toledo.
kneatone almost 13 years ago
That’s one big ’nanner.
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
I’d go bananas if I had to eat that sculpture!
Puddleglum2 almost 13 years ago
Everything done in the flesh is of no eternal value, even though it might have considerable temporal value!
tuslog64 almost 13 years ago
What happened if you were a chrome-dome?
Trainwreck_1 almost 13 years ago
Wow I bet Jamie Farr was happy he got out of Toledo! He wasn’t just from Toledo Ohio in MASH it was his real hometown.
iced tea almost 13 years ago
Has any’one ever heard John Denver’s salute to Toledo, Ohio? It’s hilarious. It’s on his ‘74 concert album; A Night With John Denver. I wonder if it’s really true about Toledo? You can read about the Chinese men and their queues in James Micshner’s Hawaii.
chris_weaver almost 13 years ago
If your banana has a face on it, just remember: In Soviet Russia, banana eats YOU!
justdaveL almost 13 years ago
Must have been from a series of Democratic Mayors