Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for September 02, 2012
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RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! THE VOYAGER 1 SPACE PROB IS NEARLY 11 BILLION MILES FROM EART AND STILL COMMUNICATES, ALTHOUGH IT TAKES MORE THAN 16 HOURS TO RECEIVE ITS SIGNAL! CROWN OF THORNS STARFISH CAN GROW TO THE DIAMETER OF A CAR TIRE AND ARE COVERED IN VENOMOUS BREAKAWAY SPIKES! GEORGE LUND, WHO SERVED AS A PAPERBOY FOR U.S. PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN, HAD A $7.50 DEBT PAID OFF BY THE TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE IN MAY 2012 - 65 YEARS LATE!
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member about 12 years ago
The Voyager has an engraving of what humans look like and a map of from whence it came.Basically it says " Attention all advanced civilizations: If you’re looking for good strong slaves, here’s where to find them."
Puddleglum2 about 12 years ago
The $7.50 debt gets paid off, but “the buck stops here”!
lcdrlar about 12 years ago
Did he get interest for those years, and what about a late fee?
comicnut4636 about 12 years ago
So, a Crown of Thornes starfish can grow to the size of a tire?Would that be 4, 6, 8, 10,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, or 30 inches??
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member about 12 years ago
There was an old SNL sketch about psychics in which Steve Martin’s character predicts the finding of Voyager by intelligent beings. Their message to the people of Earth: “SEND MORE CHUCK BERRY!”
scrabblefiend about 12 years ago
Does anyone remember the old Twilight Zone story, “To Serve Man?” Also, beware of strangers bearing gifts—The Trojan Horse, for example.
Steveh16 about 12 years ago
Considering how much radioactive material that is on board, it actually says. “Warning: Nuclear Armed and Extremely Dangerous!” This is the real reason aliens have not contacted us…
VegasJimmy about 12 years ago
Those Voyager 1 signals are received with the same time delay as the voice mail messages on my cell phone.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member about 12 years ago
Canadian Liberals can’t wrap their brains around the idea of a joke.I remember as a kid, seeing a show on the space probe with the human figures and thinking it was a bad idea. It barely left the solar system, and if it’s ever found it will be millions of years from now.
gocomicsmember about 12 years ago
Contrary to the usual calculations of how much a library fine could amount to after X number of years, most libraries actually limit the maximum late fee to replacement cost of the item.
tuslog64 about 12 years ago
“To Serve Man” is still shown from time to time on the Sci Fi channel when Twilight Zone episodes are shown.