Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 10, 2012
March 09, 2012
March 11, 2012
Transcript:
Lena Paahlsson of Mora, Sweden, lost her wedding ring in the kitchen in 1995 and found it 16 years later, wrapped around a carrot growing in her garden! Virgil Harms has served as mayor of Paoli, Colo., USA for 50 years- having been elected repeatedly without ever facing an opponent! The Royal Mail Service of the United Kingdom uses approximately 2 million red rubber bands per day!
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jockmama13 over 12 years ago
Virgil’s still mayor because none of the other 42 residents of Paoli, CO WANT the job…!
Gator007 over 12 years ago
W hat will happen when Virgil dies and nobody wants the job.
Tog over 12 years ago
There was a time when I think most of those rubber bands ended up on the ground outside my house.
LV1951 over 12 years ago
All 42 residents are probably related to Virgil. Nobody wants to run against Grandpa, Dad, Uncle Virgil, Brother etc….
claudskij over 12 years ago
Yippee! no content at the very bottom for Yahoo to cut off!
Fan o’ Lio. over 12 years ago
Those exposed outside mailboxes make it too easy for thieves to steal your mail and subsequently your identity.http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7740632
iced tea over 12 years ago
But can I ask a silly question? What are the red rubber bands used for? The U.K. is the land of my nationality and it intrigues me very much. I have had a pen-pal from England for almost 27 years now. She never mentioned this to me.
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
@beviek,That has a punny ring to it!
Puddleglum2 over 12 years ago
@jakebb2,You might be right!
Dberrymanal1 over 12 years ago
I remember another Ripley’s strip in which a woman lost her wedding ring when it fell into a river. Then found it sometime later in a fish she was cleaning!