Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for August 11, 2016
Transcript:
Joaquin Garcia of Cadiz, Spain, skipped work every day for six years, unnoticed, and tell he was about to be awarded for 20 years of loyal service! ? That Way Stop Lake Jackson, Texas, has streets named This Way, That Way, Any Way, Circle Way, Parking Way, Winding Way and even His Way, which runs behind the church! Dean Karnazes of San Francisco, California, can run indefinitely due to a genetic condition that quickly flushes lactic acid from his system. He wants jog 350 miles in 80 hours and 44 minutes, without any sleep!
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
What did don Joaquín even do those 20 years not in the office?
Bilan over 8 years ago
Dean Karnaze also ran 50 marathons in 50 days (in all 50 states).
therese_callahan2002 over 8 years ago
Marathon Man! Is it safe to do that?
Bob. over 8 years ago
We had a street named “Honey Suckle”. It took several years before they fixed it.
PMark over 8 years ago
I wonder if they have a “Goah Way”?
Charlie Fogwhistle over 8 years ago
Forrest, meet Dan, Dan meet Forrest.
Jogger2 over 8 years ago
In the late 1970s, I saw a map of Orange County, CA. There was an area with street names like “This-a Way”, “That-a Way”, “Up-a Way”, “Out-a Way” …
Dkram over 8 years ago
“Right turn Clyde”.\\//_
Chad Cheetah over 8 years ago
How did NOVODY notice that guy skipped work? Or was there bribery involved?
MJKesquire over 8 years ago
Must have been the company’s VP. They don’t do anything.
Ikemeister over 8 years ago
Six years? It may have been 14 years! Docked a year’s pay! Pretty good deal … for him! http://tinyurl.com/z6cvh4j
Great Wizard Nala over 8 years ago
But no “NO WAY”!
TacoTuesday2001 over 8 years ago
There is a street in Yakima, WA called “Better Way.”
h.v.greenman over 8 years ago
Garcia was practicing for a second career as a US congressman
ChessPirate over 8 years ago
I wonder if Lake Jackson has any “Wrong Way” signs…
craigwestlake over 8 years ago
In Elyria, Ohio we have a street named “Twinkie Lane”, not too many people want to live there…
wjones over 8 years ago
Almost every city and town in the country has a street named Wrong Way.
wjones over 8 years ago
It’s easy to spend the whole day at work doing nothing. You just walk around carrying a clip board in your left hand and a pen in your right hand.
Angry Indeed Premium Member over 8 years ago
I think Joaquin is Wally’s smarter Hispanic cousin!