Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 02, 2016
August 01, 2016
August 03, 2016
Transcript:
Yuk! In 1990, President George HW Bush banned broccoli from the White House and Air Force One. There are more cell phones in the world than happy birthday to me!! You share your birthday with about 19 million other people!
Today is one of my 365 un-birthdays (2016 is a leap year). So I’m sure the other 18,999,999 people had a marvelous birthday with me two months ago. In the mean time, does Bush still not eat broccoli although he no longer lives in the White House or rides Air Force One?
Birthdays have always confused me. Why should I get gifts for being born when I didn’t even ask for it or suffer during it (that I can recall)? It seems my parents should be given the gifts on my birthday.
Are we talking about cellphones still in use? If not, it may well be that people go thru them faster than thru toothbrushes. But I have different brushes for different locations, and I see no reason to own more than one cellphone at a time.
So dislike cell phones. So offensive to see people with their noses shoved to their phones and ignoring everyone and everything around them. Do not even bring a cell phone into my home unless it is turned off.
johnt204 over 8 years ago
Somewhere I once read that if three strangers meet, it’s likely that two of them will have the same birthdate. Seems like sky-high odds to me.
meowlin over 8 years ago
I have at least 10 toothbrushes (well… one toothbrush and the rest, ex-toothbrushes, repurposed) and zero cellphones.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
Today is one of my 365 un-birthdays (2016 is a leap year). So I’m sure the other 18,999,999 people had a marvelous birthday with me two months ago. In the mean time, does Bush still not eat broccoli although he no longer lives in the White House or rides Air Force One?
Bilan over 8 years ago
You would think that selfies would increase the use of toothbrushes.
hankgillette over 8 years ago
Simple math is a Believe It or Not? It’s actually closer to 20 million anyway.
didereaux over 8 years ago
I KNEW it: cell phones cause bad breath!
Jogger2 over 8 years ago
George H. W. Bush and broccoli were news in 1990.
Max Starman Jones over 8 years ago
Another thing that cell phones and toothbrushes have in common is that you are not supposed to use either while driving.
Font Lady Premium Member over 8 years ago
Broccoli is evil. I also refuse to eat it.
comixbomix over 8 years ago
I don’t believe the cellphone/toothbrush thing…but certainly, more broccoli would require more toothbrushes…
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 8 years ago
Birthdays have always confused me. Why should I get gifts for being born when I didn’t even ask for it or suffer during it (that I can recall)? It seems my parents should be given the gifts on my birthday.
wjones over 8 years ago
How many people know that they have only one birthday in their lifetime.
Stephen Gilberg over 8 years ago
Are we talking about cellphones still in use? If not, it may well be that people go thru them faster than thru toothbrushes. But I have different brushes for different locations, and I see no reason to own more than one cellphone at a time.
LV1951 over 8 years ago
Doubt the birthday issue relates to those born on Feb. 29th!
filmsgraded over 8 years ago
GHW Bush’s antipathy toward broccoli was strictly political. He did want to be branded as an elitist or a sissy during his 1992 campaign.
Irish Whip over 8 years ago
So dislike cell phones. So offensive to see people with their noses shoved to their phones and ignoring everyone and everything around them. Do not even bring a cell phone into my home unless it is turned off.
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
My uncle’s birthday was on August 1.Is that man the cartoonist?