Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 31, 2012

God bless America

And that, of course, is why you have to be drunk to remember every line of the anthem…

Hmm. Capitol Steps did this once. Let’s see if I remember: …Oh, Columbia, you bomb of a nationThe home of the gangs and the drugsWe want you under our domination…Your corrupt politicians and your drug lordsWe swear, we will get every one of you…We’ll declare martial law in ColumbiaNot the country, but the District instead…

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(easier to remember, but I think I’m missing a verse… )

To Anacreon in Heaven on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9lYC0lBfkA

I’m pretty sure that Earth can kick Mar’s ass anytime they wanted to. Of course the extended supply lines could turn out to be a problem

Me, I was hoping that Indonesia would be an example of an Islam-dominated country where the government leaves well enough alone.

No seperation of “Church” and “State” in Indonesia either, unlike the USA. Oh, wait…

I recall that centuries ago, natives of Indonesia used to boil Christian missionaries alive and then eat them. They had their taste of religion.