Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 10, 2016
Transcript:
Mr. Lonely. Maxime Qavtaradze, a 59-year-old monk, lives a life of solitude perched 131 FT above Chiatura, Georgia, at the Katskhipillar Monastery- he comes down only twice a week! Previously hidden by Muddy Waters, a 600 mile long coral reef system has recently been discovered at the mouth of the Amazon River! In 1856, PT Barnum billed a six foot tall man eating chicken to intrigue customers. When they arrived, they witnessed a six foot tall man eating chicken wings.
johnt204 over 8 years ago
A “man eating chicken” was truthful.It would have been a hoax if he had said a “man-eating chicken.”
Punctuation can make a world of difference.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
I heard of the chicken bit from the “Little Rascals” movie. As for Maxime, what does he do those two times a week?
charliefarmrhere over 8 years ago
Does Maxime have a porta-potty way up there, or is that why he comes down twice a week? Was it P.T. that said there was a sucker born every minute?
rbullfogg over 8 years ago
Punctuation makes a difference YES! But when speaking we don’t see the punctuation. That’s how bad our English language is for understanding.
sarazan7 over 8 years ago
It’s not what you say. It’s how you say it.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 8 years ago
Barnum and Trump, both excellent con artist showmen!
deepstblu over 8 years ago
“Previously hidden by Muddy Waters?” Man, those old blues musicians had all kinds of talents…
Neo Stryder over 8 years ago
Classic of Barnum.
When to go to town twice a week became in an anomaly?
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
I had to do a sixth-grade report on P.T. Barnum. Barnum also exhibited a “Fiji Mermaid” that was supposedly half human, half fish.
ChessPirate over 8 years ago
And, after the “Man Eating Chicken” Exhibit, the “Egress”…
filmsgraded over 8 years ago
Now that the coral reef has been discovered, it will be ruined within five years.
Pedmar Premium Member over 8 years ago
Maxime must be really introverted!